Stocks, gold surge as Congress nears $2 trillion aid package

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Stock markets soared on Tuesday, with a gauge of global equities posting its biggest gain since the coronavirus roiled financial markets a month ago, as the U.S. Congress zoned in on a $2 trillion (1.7 trillion pounds) stimulus package to curb the pandemic's economic toll.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said a deal was "very close" for an aid package that investors hoped would turn around markets reeling from the biggest downturn since the global financial..