Down $60b, and counting: The midterms’ biggest loser isn’t Trump. It’s Elon Musk

The Sydney Morning Herald - Nov 5, 2026

The world’s richest man invested heavily to back Republican candidates, much of it in Texas. He wasted his money and now faces obstacles to his artificial intelligence ambitions.

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Down $60b, and counting: The midterms’ biggest loser isn’t Trump. It’s Elon Musk

More News

ASX surges after oil slump sparks Wall Street rally; NAB dives

David Jones collapses, store closures expected before Christmas

NAB profit falls to $6.1 billion as recession risk rises; shares slump

Scorched earth: Iran’s revenge against Trump will be devastating

‘Cool marble, wooden escalators, pure magic’: Remembering the glory days of DJs

Unaffordability of Sydney homes is a real-time future crisis

ASX slides as Democrats’ success flusters Wall Street; oil stocks gain

On knife’s edge: David Jones could appoint administrators by Thursday

It’s minutes to midnight: David Jones has run out of survival options

McLaren eyes big WA titanium resource boost after final assays

Orbit caps off NSW polymetallic drilling with thick sulphide hit

Dateline, US Govt fight to unlock billion-dollar gold-REE mine

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