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China’s tech boom borrowing the playbook of its property bust

On October 28, 2026, Unitree, China’s top robotics company, released its first quarterly report since going public in Shanghai. Third-quarter profit fell 17.4%, even as the stock traded at more than 465 times earnings. Those numbers explain why its founder, Wang Xingxing,

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Have I Befriended a Murderer?

For five years, I’ve investigated a man convicted of bludgeoning his wife to death. Somewhere along the way, the line between journalism and friendship blurred.

5 potential midterm Senate upsets

Senate races are tightening in the closing days of the midterm cycle, expanding the battleground map and fueling both parties’ dreams of game-changing pickups. A handful of tight Senate races are soaking up the spotlight: Ohio, Iowa and Kansas are toss-ups in the latest