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Sunday, May 26, 2013 | 2:36 a.m.

China and the Curse of the Skyscraper Index.

Knitting up what will be China's tallest building, in Shanghai. Scheduled to open in 2014 the Shanghai Tower will hover over China's current champion -- the Shanghai World Financial Center. But the building boom isn't necessarily good news for China's economy. According to the Skyscraper Index, the rise of ego-boosting monuments often precedes a market crash.
 
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