Thursday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Stocks fall for a third straight day amid stimulus uncertainty

[Reuters] Trump calls for big COVID-19 stimulus but McConnell disagrees

[Reuters] Persistently high U.S. weekly jobless claims point to labor market scarring

[Reuters] Across U.S. electoral battlegrounds, recovery may be ebbing as virus flows

[AP] Europe, US reel as virus infections surge at record pace

[CNBC] Coronavirus live updates: Fauci calls herd immunity ‘dangerous’; NJ to use targeted approach to hot spots

[Reuters] France's new COVID-19 cases set new 24-hour record, above 30,000

[Reuters] Spain adds 13,300 COVID infections, Catalonia to shut bars, eateries

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] California Faces Weeks of Hot, Dry, Wildfire-Prone Weather

[WSJ] Fed’s Quarles Disappointed by Short-Term Lending Strains in March

[WSJ] Firms Like Dow Bet Billions on Plastics. Now There’s a Glut.