How to do Thanksgiving dinner for $70

Eatocracy's Kat Kinsman shows where to find cheap and delicious ingredients for this year's holiday meal.

Oil price again flirting with $100 per barrel

Oil prices climbed to near $100 per barrel Tuesday on encouraging news about the U.S. economy.
Benchmark crude rose $1.23 to end the day at $99.37 per barrel in New York. The benchmark price hasn't been that high since July 26. Brent crude, which is used to price many foreign oil varieties, climbed 50 cents to finish at $112.39 per barrel in London.

Prices jumped after the Commerce Department said that retail sales rose in October for the fifth straight month. Consumer spending increased for electronics, appliances, hardware and building supplies. Sales also rose at grocery stores, bars and restaurants and health care stores.

How To Make Money Blogging

If you want to make serious money from blogging, you must have complete control over your blog – and that’s something the free blogging accounts won’t give you. You’ll be bound by their terms and conditions and that usually includes not being able to actively promote anything. There are plenty of people who have established a blog only to have it removed without notice some weeks or months later.

There are several ways to set up a blog online. You could use WordPress, Blogger, or another free site that hosts your blog for you; or alternatively you can set up your own blog under your own domain name.

Planning For the Unexpected in Business

Communication is Key

If your business trades on an international scale, then communication could be one of the biggest problems that you face. A good unified communications solution could be the difference between a fast recovery and complete disaster.

Take, for example, the recent protests and riots that have been occurring across Europe. The London riots this summer interrupted business for a lot of people, and many cities are facing issues even today thanks to the Occupy Wall Street riots – which have spread from the USA to Rome, London, and many other areas. If protestors can spread messages instantly using the power of the internet, then doesn’t it make sense for your business to harness unified communications too?