Some financial publications around the world are touting the "shortest bear run in history" for U.S. equities, as if the dark days of the Coronavirus sell-off are behind us. Markets in the U.S. are beginning to show signs of life thanks to the U.S. Federal Reserve's $2 trillion stimulus package. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 23 percent and the S&P500 index has gained around 20 percent from their respective March 23 bottoms. Yet a conclusion to the wide-reaching COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Australia's equity benchmark ASX 200 index is off by 31 percent and Japan's Nikkei 225 has lost 21 percent from ... (full story)