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Motorola Mobility loses ground in smartphone fight
 
The company’s core mobile devices business recorded an operating loss of $70m compared to an operating profit of $72m a year earlier
United costs wipe out higher fare gains
 
Biggest US carrier reports a fourth quarter loss, although revenues were resilient due to full aircraft and increased ticket prices
Pentagon to cut $485bn over next decade
 
The US military will maintain a “full spectrum” of fighting capabilities despite cutting $485bn from its planned spending over the next decade
Stanford tells of $5.5bn cash pile on video
 
Jury watches video of Allen Stanford where he blamed Wall Street “greed” and the “stupidity” of underwriting standards on the sharp stock market fall in 2008
Starbucks China outlets lag in sales volume
 
The coffee chain generates less sales volume per store than in the US but its Chinese stores are more profitable as costs are lower
Russian turnround hits US wheat prices
 
With the lifting of Russia’s the export ban, global wheat stocks are forecast to top 200m tonnes by mid-2012, the highest in more than a decade
Failed bid sinks AT&T earnings
 
Charges, including a $4bn break fee, drag the US telecoms group from net income of $1.1bn to a $6.7bn net quarterly loss
Nintendo: Mario shows his age
 
It needs a strong showing from its handheld Wii U console, which it will launch in September. But recent history is not on the company’s side
Potash: still fertile ground
 
There is hardly any way to make a substantial strategic investment in a listed potash producer without going through Saskatchewan
Global body to represent big banks
 
The Global Financial Markets Association plans to reinvent itself to give the world’s biggest lenders a new voice on the regulatory stage
Watching you, watching them on TV
 
Camera and microphone units can now enable videoconferencing for families and friends and even keep an eye on the living room while you are out, writes Chris Nuttall
Television: time to switch channels?
 
Those paying 35 times forward earnings for Netflix, rather than 11 times for Time Warner Cable, should ask why these trends will reverse
Gulf between US and UK ‘insider trading’
 
Lawyers and traders on both sides of the Atlantic have criticised the £7.2m fine on hedge fund mogul David Einhorn but for different reasons
Industrial groups see strong US growth
 
Country seen as growth market for first time since the start of crisis, reflecting rising demand for everything from excavators to truck parts
JPMorgan admits it weighed euro exit
 
The bank opted to stay in the troubled eurozone periphery for the long term largely on social grounds, says chief executive Jamie Dimon
Illumina adopts ‘poison pill’ against Roche
 
Diagnostics group’s move against hostile takeover bid by swiss pharmaceuticals company will force up cost of any acquisition
PotashCorp cuts back on shipments
 
Fertiliser producer responds to sudden fall in global demand that has pushed down prices and forced the industry to rein in output
Ex-BofA broker faces fine after Einhorn action
 
Andrew Osborne, who resigned from Bank of America Merrill Lynch last year, is still considering whether to appeal the FSA penalty
Boeing gains height after record orders
 
A year ago the US aircraft maker was in trouble, with the seventh delay to its flagship 787 Dreamliner – but 2012 has started better
Time Warner Cable supported by internet customers
 
The second-largest US cable operater continues to add high-speed internet customers but lose pay-TV subscribers
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Welcome to the British-American Chamber of Commerce for Central Florida

Allow me to personally welcome you to the British American Chamber Orlando website.

The British American Chamber of Commerce (BACC) provides a variety of services to build strong ties and build effective business relationships between US and UK companies throughout Central Florida.  Since Britain is one of Central Florida’s largest international trading partners and approximately 400,000 British Nationals live and work in Central Florida area, the British American Chamber of Commerce has become a vibrant resource for building businesses and establishing relationships between the two countries. 

Once again, thank you for visiting our website, and I hope to see you at one our upcoming events.

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

Jason Edwards

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