Wall Street had a historic moment the day after Democrats swept the midterms, with the Dow rising 3% on Wednesday, its best performance after a midterm in 44 years. But on Thursday, it erased those gains, dropping 2.9% as investors dumped AI-related stocks like AMD and Micron. But for Elon Musk, who spent an estimated $427.5 million to $483 million on backing Republicans, the losses started on the same day as the rally, and then accelerated. Tesla shares fell by 3.3% and SpaceX shares fell by 3.8% on Wednesday's market close, erasing tens of billions from Musk's fortune as they also underperformed against the S&P 500's 1.6% growth and stocks like Amazon and Apple, which jumped 6.1% and 5.3%, per Fortune's analysis. He lost $33.
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