Up to date Ecommerce News headlines from www.tmesolutions.co.uk http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk The price of oil falls slightly on hopes Iran will react well to plans to resolve a dispute over its nuclear development. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Iran+optimism+steadies+oil+price/3637257124 The EU opens an in-depth probe into BHP Billiton's $170bn unsolicited bid for rival miner Rio Tinto. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/EU+probe+into+BHP+targeting+Rio/4014792023 French bank Societe Generale is fined 4m euros for allowing one of its staff to operate as a rogue trader. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/SocGen+hit+by+rogue+trader+fine/1166914882 A man operating a debt advice business exposed by the BBC's Watchdog programme is banned. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Ban+for+%27debt+services%27+operator/3145934776 Pringles, the popular snack food in a tube, are not potato crisps, a High Court judge rules, and should be free of VAT. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Court+rules+that+Pringles+%27are+not+potato+crisps%27/82731492 Counterfeit goods ultimately cost the UK economy millions of pounds in lost income Simon Levine DLA Piper Around £800m worth of counterfeit goods pass through online shopping and auction sites in the UK each year, new research has claimed. Figures http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/UK+online+fake+goods+market+worth+800m/98240236 The Nationwide and Abbey are cutting their mortgage rates slightly - but mainly for those with large deposits. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Two+lenders+trim+mortgage+costs/3291965066 The former head of one of Austria's biggest banks, Bawag, is convicted of fraud charges by a court in Vienna. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Former+Austrian+bank+boss+jailed/1724213948 Tweet yourself to some summer reading. Ann Smarty tips off the reader to a new guide about Twitter in this Search Engine Journal blog post. "A Geek's Guide to Promoting Yourself and Your Onlien Business in 140 Characters or Less with Twitter" is a free http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Promote+Yourself+and+Your+Online+Business+with+Twitter/1974324407 The RAC Foundation is calling on the Treasury for a root and branch review of motoring taxation in the UK http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Call+for+review+of+motoring+taxes/1291083001 Rising fuel bills and living expenses have put the brakes on demand for new cars, a motor trade body says. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Rising+living+costs+hit+car+sales/3865622143 A 10-foot bronze statue of Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith goes on display in Edinburgh. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Crowd+sees+Smith+statue+unveiled/2565173199 Hamleys owner - Icelandic investment group Baugur - says it is examining ways to relocate to the UK. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Baugur+investigates+switch+to+UK/490001268 The ex- head of one of Austria's biggest banks, Bawag, is convicted of fraud charges by a court in Vienna. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Former+Austrian+bank+boss+jailed/3924898305 Fight to have Adam Smith recognised in his home country http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/%27Great+economist%27/363392943 Rising fuel bills and living expenses have put the breaks on demand for new cars, a motor trade body says. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Rising+living+costs+hit+car+sales/2434137850 Air France confirms it is in talks with French group Veolia about launching a high-speed rail service. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Air+France+eyes+move+to+railways/3360367821 The Web Marketing Association is expecting a record number of participants in its 12th annual international WebAward competition, the standards-defining competition that sets industry benchmarks based on the seven criteria of a successful Web site. They http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/Web+Marketing+Association.../315696507 BBC Worldwide is to close a subsidiary firm after it failed to pay £106,000 from premium rate phone-ins to charity. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/BBC+Worldwide+shuts+phone-in+firm/3209681268 Bradford & Bingley confirms that its plan to raise £400m has been rescued by a group of UK investors. http://www.tmesolutions.co.uk/web_design_kent/Ecommerce+News/2008-07-04/UK+investors+rescue+B%26B+cash+call/2256934351