Asian stocks drop as virus recovery begins to look distant

SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asia's stock markets fell and gold hit a one-week high on Thursday as worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections and a dour assessment of the way back from the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve dashed hopes for a quick recovery.Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned of an "extended period" of weak economic growth, while vowing to use the U.S. central bank's power as needed and calling for additional fiscal spending to stem the fallout from the pandemic."The path..