Asia stocks pull ahead on U.S. stimulus, oil rebound

WASHINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stock markets rose on Thursday as the combination of a rebound in crude prices from historic lows and the promise of more U.S. government aid to cushion the coronavirus-ravaged economy helped calm nervous markets.Better-than-expected U.S. corporate earnings also lifted equities, analysts said, though overall sentiment remained fragile as the pandemic cut a destructive path through the world economy.MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside of Japan ..