If Google remained aloof and continued to run its Chinese site from foreign soil, it would face slowdowns from the firewall and the threat of more arbitrary blockades — and eventually, the loss of market share to Baidu and other Chinese search engines.
It is not uncommon to face slowdowns at peak times in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and other major cities.
Psinet faces a slowdown in Internet access compounded by a mistimed entry into consulting after its June purchase of Metamor Worldwide Inc.
It says the rest of the world also faces a slowdown in economic growth, partly as population growth slows and partly because of climate change.
The changes come as Burberry faces a slowdown in its key Asian markets which has hit global growth and sent the company's share price falling.
Marconi P.L.C. of Britain said it would eliminate 3,000 jobs, or 5.5percentt of its staff, as it faces a slowdown in demand for phone equipment.
That is the second-fastest growth among the world's 10 largest domestic aviation markets, after India, which now faces a slowdown as the fall of the rupee has made aviation fuel exorbitantly expensive for air carriers there.
Several emerging markets face this slowdown from a position of unaccustomed fiscal strength.
Europe is facing a slowdown, while the American economy is surging ahead.
