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For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on.

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

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Tandem Diabetes, iRhythm, agilon health, Fortrea, and 10x Genomics Shares Skyrocket and Plummet, What You Need To Know

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What Happened?

A number of stocks traded in opposite directions in the afternoon session after positive inflation data fueled hopes for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showed inflation rose by a modest 0.2% in July and 2.7% over the last year. This cooler-than-expected data prompted a significant market rally, with the S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq all climbing as investors grew more optimistic. The prevailing view is that easing inflation gives the central bank room to lower interest rates. Lower rates typically reduce borrowing costs for businesses and make stocks more attractive relative to bonds, contributing to widespread gains across sectors like healthcare.

The stock market overreacts to news, and big price drops can present good opportunities to buy high-quality stocks.

Among others, the following stocks were impacted:

Zooming In On Fortrea (FTRE)

Fortrea’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 58 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for Fortrea and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.

The previous big move we wrote about was 6 days ago when the stock dropped 4.4% on the news that the company reported mixed second-quarter financial results, where a massive net loss overshadowed a revenue beat and raised guidance. The contract research organization posted revenues of $710.3 million, which exceeded analysts' expectations. However, investors focused on a staggering GAAP net loss of $374.9 million for the quarter. This loss resulted primarily from a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $309.1 million. A goodwill impairment is an accounting adjustment made when the value of a company's assets declined. Fortrea attributed this charge to its own falling share price and market-driven interest rate increases. Further concerns arose from a weak book-to-bill ratio of 0.79x, which indicated the company secured less new business than it billed during the period.

Fortrea is down 61% since the beginning of the year, and at $7.27 per share, it is trading 69.6% below its 52-week high of $23.90 from September 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Fortrea’s shares at the IPO in June 2023 would now be looking at an investment worth $241.53.

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