GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rebound, gold tumbles on tempered Mideast fears

World stocks recovered some losses on Monday and gold fell by the most in a year, dropping with government bond prices and oil as investors reversed some defensive positions taken going into the weekend on fears of a wider Middle East conflict. The week ahead is packed with corporate earnings, with 158 companies in the S&P 500 and 173 companies in the STOXX 600 reporting first quarter results this week, according to data from LSEG Workspace. Crucial U.S. PCE inflation data, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge, due Friday, finishes off the week.