The stock market slid sharply Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average shedding 1,861.82 points, or 6.9%, as suddenly renewed fears about the coronavirus's impact on the economy startled Wall Street and the White House.

Tesla shares skidded Wednesday after offering only a murky timetable for fixing production "bottlenecks" for its Model 3, the vehicle aimed at broadening the appeal of the electric carmaker.