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  "id": 18328886,
  "title": "After US$474m gamble flops, what happens now to Elon Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX and China ties?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/after-us-474m-gamble-flops-what-happens-now-to-elon-musks-tesla-18328886",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T15:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Business",
    "slug": "scmp-business",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3373422/after-us474m-gamble-flops-what-happens-now-elon-musks-tesla-spacex-and-china-ties"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Elon Musk bet nearly half a billion dollars that political spending could keep Washington friendly to his sprawling business empire. On Tuesday, that bet came up short. As Democrats recaptured control of the US Congress in the midterm elections, the world’s richest man found himself facing an abruptly altered political landscape. After pouring a record-breaking US$474 million into political…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/elon-musk-mocks-us-election-results-after-gop-defeat-despite-major",
        "published": "2026-11-05T08:24:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Elon Musk's specialists may be advising Russia on communications systems – Ukrainian aviation expert",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/elon-musks-specialists-may-be-advising-russia-on-communications",
        "published": "2026-11-05T09:38:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Shares of Tesla and SpaceX sink as Elon Musk's post-election rout gets worse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/shares-of-tesla-and-spacex-sink-as-elon-musks-post-election-rout-gets",
        "published": "2026-11-05T15:50:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Is Money",
        "title": "Elon Musk loses billions as tech wreck fuels fears of stock market crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/elon-musk-loses-billions-as-tech-wreck-fuels-fears-of-stock-market",
        "published": "2026-11-05T17:50:30.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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