Gold surges as investors assess Mideast risk; stocks fall

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gold prices shot to almost seven-year highs on Monday while yields on U.S. Treasury and euro zone government debt fell as escalating U.S.-Iranian tensions spurred demand for safe-haven assets. A gauge of global equity markets fell.Oil rose and the dollar weakened after the U.S. killing last week of General Qassem Soleimani, the architect of Iran's drive to extend its influence across the Middle East, raised concerns around the globe that a broader regional conflict could..