That FedEx will tamp down its Asian business reflects the slow-down in growth that the region faces.
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The current guidance by vendors points to flat to down third-quarter growth.
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He notes that both IDC and Gartner are expecting about 6%-7% IT spending growth this year, which is down from 10%-11% growth last year, but still faster than any other broad industry sector.
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Not each quarter has been as robust as the next necessarily -- the numbers go up and down -- but it has been positive economic growth.
India's statistics ministry estimated Thursday that gross domestic product would grow 5% in the year ending March 31, weaker than the previous year's growth of 6.2% and sharply down from the 9%-plus growth rate recorded in early 2011.
Small-cap value, small-cap growth, mid-cap value, and mid-cap growth mutual funds were each down about 3%, according to Morningstar.
For instance, at Goldman revenue growth is down 31% over the three-year period from 2010 through the first half of 2012, but headcount growth is down just 1% in the same period.
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He puts the boom down to natural population growth - there are more birds to breed and so produce more chicks.
If the housing market does turn down decisively, consumer-spending growth is likely to be a lot weaker than the central bank expects.
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The U.S. solar market continued its record-setting pace in the second quarter, but amid the boom are signs of a slow down in the break-neck growth of recent years, according to a report released Monday.
Purcell acknowledged at an investor presentation in January that share growth and other performance measures had lagged those of peer companies in the last year, and he promised to devote more attention to holding down costs and developing high-growth businesses.
"This Tory-led government are committed to promoting a discredited growth model of trickle-down economics which will do nothing to reduce poverty in the developing world, " said shadow international development secretary Ivan Lewis.
In short, by implementing anti-deflation and economic growth-stimulating deregulation, while holding down increases in social welfare spending, above-listed objectives 1. and 2. can be realized without increasing taxes.
With drop-down acquisitions supporting further distribution growth, Tesoro looks poised to add to its gains.
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In terms of new users, the company is still seeing 5% day-over-day growth, down from 10% in January.
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But so may prices all down the line, as demand-growth slows for bottles, fabrics, shopping bags or bits of cars.
On September 20th the IMF yanked down its predictions for euro-area growth this year and next to 1.6% and 1.1% (see chart).
Investors are likely to be extremely wary of new signs of volume growth slow-down and price pressure in the smartphone market over the coming months.
India's economy is expected to grow by 6.4% in the financial year that started April 1, down from 8%-9% growth just a few years ago.
This condition is called constitutional growth delay, and these individuals experience their growth slow-down a few years later than their peers while still reaching a fairly normal adult height.
Manpower, America's largest temp agency, experienced flat sales in the fourth quarter of last year, down from 7% growth year-on-year in the third quarter, as demand from manufacturers plummeted.
At the conference Tuesday, Mr. Cook played down concerns over iPhone market-share growth, instead stressing that the smartphone market continues to expand and customer desire to upgrade frequently will drive sales as well.
Year-over-year job growth rose just 0.3% in July, down from about 0.6% growth in the year-earlier period, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Falwell's legal eagles had successfully knocked down Jefferson-based laws which capped the growth of Virginia churches.
Health care funds and large-growth funds are also down 5% for the year, according to Morningstar.
The sharp EU-led export destruction in July-August surprised and dragged down growth.
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They may also look at what's happening to Ireland, often held out as the erstwhile Celtic Tiger example of business tax cuts - down to 12.5% headline rate - leading to increased revenue and booming growth rates.
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