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Activist investor Bill Ackman buys nearly 10% of Chipotle. The CEO of Hormel Foods gets ready to wrap up an amazing 10-year run. Fool Funds analyst Bill Barker discusses those stories and shares why Dave & Buster’s might be as good a bellwether stock as any for gauging the U.S. economy.

Canadian pipeline Enbridge is buying Spectra Energy for $28 billion, creating the largest energy infrastructure company in North America. 3-D printing stocks rise on GE’s latest deal.  PayPal strikes a deal with MasterCard.  Plus, we preview Apple’s iPhone event.

Shares of Campbell’s Soup fall on a disappointing quarter. Analyst Bill Barker pours over the latest results from Land’s End and Shoe Carnival.  Plus, we go off on tangents including This American Life, using carrots as a weapon, and the late, great Gene Wilder.

The Dozens weigh in on Uber! Analyst Simon Erickson sifts through listener's reactions to Uber's business prospects, which are now complicated by the fact that Google is testing a ride-sharing program in San Francisco.  Plus we discuss Fitbit and our new daily feature for Amazon Echo owners.

Abercrombie announces poor earnings, surprising nobody, while Mondelez announces it’s not going to pursue a merger with Hershey & Co. Plus the EU has Apple lined up in its sights, so what should shareholders do about it?