Chinese Economic Growth Slower Than Expected

China's economy has grown at its slowest pace in 24 years, and the cooling trend is expected to continue into 2015, according to new figures released by Beijing. China's government said Tuesday that its economy grew by only 7.4 percent in 2014, just missing its predicted growth rate of 7.5 percent. Analysts say the rate is not as bad as it could have been, given a year when bad loans spiked, credit collapsed, and key real estate prices fell. Property values are expected to...

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