The Drill Down

How Karooooo CEO Zak Calisto (KARO) monitors vehicle fleets and uses software to fight crime in Africa. Guardant Health (GH) shows positive results for a groundbreaking blood test for a type of cancer. How Vroom (VRM) manages the struggle of selling cars online. Beyond Meat (BYND) is reminded that the numbers don’t lie. The Drill Down with Cory Johnson offers a daily look at the business stories behind stocks on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Saturday Night Live taught us about the hard seltzer business ($BOS). Montrose Environmental’s CEO sees dollars in environmental cleanup ($MEG). Whirlpool sees the worst inflation in 22 years ($WHL). And are problems at $SNAP problems for all of us, problems for advertisers or a sign of Apple’s success at protecting customer privacy. The Drill Down with Cory Johnson offers a daily look at the business stories behind stocks on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A blood test for cancer? Adaptive Biotech founders Chad and Harlan Robins explain. (Yes, they’re brothers!) (ADPT)  Tesla’s novel accounting treatment for non-existent Full Self Driving Cars (TSLA). AutoNation says car shortages will persist through 2023 (AN). The Incredible Shrinking IBM. The Drill Down with Cory Johnson offers a daily look at the business stories behind stocks on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crapware no more! Perion Networks embarks on an era of, imagine this, useful software with CEO Doron Gerstel (PERI). Ulta Beauty paints a pretty picture of targeting customers digitally in physical stores. Baker Hughes, an oil services giant, felled by the semiconductor supply chain failure (BKR). And a primer on breast cancer and a promising treatment for some genetically unique forms of breast cancer from Radius Health (RDUS). The Drill Down with Cory Johnson offers a daily look at the business stories behind stocks on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a tech company looks like when acquisitions are central to its business model. Progress Software CEO Yogesh Gupta (PRGS) explains his M&A mindset. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports relatively COVID sales -- we’ll tell you why that doesn’t matter. Online insurance marketplace EverQuote (EVER) struggles with challenges in the auto insurance market. Canadian National Railway (CNI) responds to activist investors. The Drill Down with Cory Johnson offers a daily look at the business stories behind stocks on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Benjamin Button in a bottle? ChromaDex CEO Rob Fried (CDXC) says he has a pill that can reverse aging, from the LD Micro Conference. Zillow (Z) finds that flipping houses in a bull market isn’t as easy as it looked. How to raise prices on the sly: a lesson from Albertsons (ACI). Latham Group (SWIM) on the hunt for acquisition targets. The Drill Down with Cory Johnson offers a daily look at the business stories behind stocks on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IDT finds telecommunications gold dealing with customers other companies just don’t understand. (IDT) CEO Shmuel Jonas sits down with us from the LD Micro Conference. NPR journalists say consumers have rising credit problems. But what does JPMorgan Chase (JPM) say? Software provider Duck Creek Technologies (DCT) struggles to find its footing and the company’s guidance sparks a few questions. Catchmark Timber Trust (CTT) demonstrates how not to make an exit from a bad business deal. The Drill Down with Cory Johnson offers a daily look at the business stories behind stocks on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The business of strip clubs with RCI Hospitality CEO Eric Langan (RICK) from the LD Micro Conference. We talk about avoiding fraud, hiring strippers, steering clear of organized crime, “family themed” bikini-clad waitresses and private jets. Also, the high stakes of hydrogen fuel-cell company Plug Power’s (PLUG) talks acquisitions and hiring in upstate New York. And Caterpillar’s (CAT) big bet on autonomous and electric trucks. Del Taco (TACO) says California’s new minimum wage is pushing up wages everywhere. The Drill Down with Cory Johnson offers a daily look at the business stories behind stocks on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Lightwave Logic actually transmit data at higher speeds with less power? And how long has financier Lincoln Park been its benefactor? We discuss with CEO Dr. Michael Lebby (LWLG). Rising labor fuel costs and collapsing productivity causes turbulence for Delta Air Lines (DAL). Apple’s (AAPL) news about chip shortages might not have been news at all. A short seller circles Berkeley Lights (BLI). The Drill Down with Cory Johnson offers a daily look at the business stories behind stocks on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Newtek Business Services (NEWT) buys a bank and transforms the company -- and the shareholder base. An interview with CEO Barry Sloane from the LD Micro Conference in Los Angeles. Short sellers go after MaxLinear (MXL) and its now-controversial acquisition strategy? MGM sees that the NFL is driving online sports betting -- but iGaming could be even bigger. Why Valvoline (VVV) is separating its two business segments and synthetic oil is driving higher tickets. The Drill Down with Cory Johnson offers a daily look at the business stories behind stocks on the move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices