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After US$474m gamble flops, what happens now to Elon Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX and China ties?

After US$474m gamble flops, what happens now to Elon Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX and China ties?
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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 groups…

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