Asian Stocks Track US Decline for a Second Day: Markets Wrap 5 minutes (Bloomberg) — Asian equities tracked US stocks lower for a second day as signs of economic weakness overwhelmed the market’s optimism surrounding interest-rate cuts. Shares in Japan, South Korea and Australia dropped. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Thursday, extending a drop from the prior session and placing the benchmark on track for its largest weekly decline since April. The Nasdaq 100 fell 0.5%, while the Russell 2000 benchmark of US small companies fell 1.9%, continuing to pull back from a rally earlier in the week as investors...