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The Mayweather/Pacquiao fight wasn’t nearly as interesting as the fight between cable TV behemoths and people using Periscope to live-stream the event.  Plus, longtime CEO John Chambers steps down from Cisco Systems and McDonald’s unveils its turnaround plan.

Baidu’s lofty valuation gets less lofty after its latest quarter. Yelp gets a terrible review from Wall Street, but is there reason for optimism?  And Boston Beer falls after nearly doubling 1st-quarter profits.  Plus we dip into the Fool Mailbag.  To get a free copy of our e-book on Warren Buffett, just email [email protected].

Panera Bread stumbles, Twitter drops, and Lumber Liquidators appears to be in freefall.  We analyze the latest earnings reports, plus give a preview of the upcoming Berkshire-Hathaway annual meeting.  To get a free copy of our e-book on Warren Buffett, just email [email protected].

Apple puts up huge numbers, thanks in part to revenue in China growing 71%.  On the flip side, Coach’s growth in China continues to slow down.  We analyze those earnings reports, plus the latest from specialty retailer The Container Store. 

It’s Mailbag Monday!  We dip into the Fool Mailbag to discuss reverse stock splits, stocks for kids, and what everyone can learn from a losing stock.  Plus, in advance of Apple’s latest earnings report we share one thing to keep an eye on.  (Hint: It’s not the iWatch.)

Facebook’s user base rises, but so does its spending.  eBay’s stock rises as Wall Street waits for the PayPal spin-off.  And Google launches a wireless service just because it can.  Plus, listeners weigh in with corporate logo tattoos.

Yahoo’s stock dips after missing on 1st-quarter results.  Chipotle misses on same-store sales and shares take a hit.  And McDonald’s stock rises on optimism that new CEO Steve Easterbrook can lead the Golden Arches back to the glory days. 

Earnings season starts to heat up, as Under Armour falls on less-than-perfect results.  Verizon adds over a half-million new subscribers.  And Harley-Davidson suffers its worst one-day drop in more than two years.  We analyze the results and discuss which corporate logos (other than Harley-Davidson) would make for a good tattoo.

Halliburton rises on strong international results. Hasbro hits an all-time high on the strength of its boys division.  And we celebrate Patriots’ Day with our favorite Massachusetts-based companies.  Plus, instead of actually running the Boston Marathon, we share a few stocks we’d be willing to hold for the next 26.2 years.

Netflix adds nearly 5 million subscribers in its latest quarter.  UnitedHealth’s 1st quarter profits rise 28%.  And shares of Panera Bread soar on news of a bigger stock buyback plan.  We analyze those stories, as well as the hot IPOs from Etsy and Party City.  If you’re interested in growth stocks and would like to test our Motley Fool Rule Breakers service, simply go to http://rb.fool.com