According to C|NET, software baron Dave Duffield is returning to the San Francisco Bay Area, and he plans to do it in style. The PeopleSoft founder has drafted plans for a mansion bigger than the Hearst Castle on 22 acres of land in the town of Alamo, about 30 miles East of the city by the bay. At 72,000 square-feet, the house would also surpass the White House and Bill Gates' home in size. A move to Alamo would …
Trickle Down Slow Down
USA Today claims "Oil has yet to hit problematic height" in a headline today. "At some point, high oil prices have to matter," says David Briggs, head of global equity trading at Federated Investors. "When Joe Six Pack has to start paying $50 to fill up his tank, you have to think they will stop buying Frappuccinos and bottled water." It cost me $44 to fill my tank before work this morning. It would have been $48 if …