NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are scuffling Thursday amid worries about worsening coronavirus counts across the country. The S&P 500 was 1.1% lower in afternoon trading, a rare stumble in what’s been a banner month for the benchmark index. Many analysts along Wall Street are still optimistic the market can climb higher and set more records amid optimism a vaccine may be coming for COVID-19. But several risks remain that could trip up markets in the near term. Rising above them all is the continuing pandemic, with daily counts climbing in nearly every state across the country.