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Chipotle, Yahoo and National Oilwell Varco all announced sub-par earnings, while GM provides a ray of hope. Plus Amazon is entering the brick and mortar bookstore market…wait, what?

Alphabet replaces Apple as the biggest company in the public markets. ExxonMobil’s Q4 profit falls 58%. Royal Caribbean battles lower expectations while Barbie sales fuel Mattel’s rise. Plus we celebrate the 1993 classic film “Groundhog Day”.

McCormick serves up spicy earnings. Questar pops after being bought by Dominion Resources. Sherwin-Williams paints investors a nice picture of year-end earnings.  Plus, with Alphabet about to report earnings will the tech giant overtake Apple as the public biggest company?  We analyze the field and pick a dark horse to become the world’s 1st trillion-dollar company.

Facebook’s 4th-quarter profit has nine zeros.  Under Armour soars on strong 2016 guidance. PayPal gets up off the mat, while eBay struggles.

Apple falls on weak guidance. Boeing drops 10% for even weaker guidance. Plus we discuss the case for owning AT&T, America reaching “peak vodka”, and listener suggestions for a Fool podcast drinking game.