Carl Spackler
@BushwoodCap
Investing and markets
Costar Group calls out Zillow $Z aggressive marketing tactics banning real estate agents who don’t market listings on their platform. $CSGP offering boosted visibility for agents that’s happening too and CEO personally visited w/ one this past week.

Morningstar increases estimate on United Rentals $URI from $590 to $938. "We believe the company has a robust and enduring cost advantage versus peers, derived from economies of scale and scope. It is well managed, with margins and returns superior to peers."

Highlighting @GavinSBaker comments on Astera Labs $ALAB w/ the stock +20% today. Huge beneficiary of the AI Capex cycle: "The only real merchant alternative that can enable rack-scale computing for other custom chips"
Stock picks from @barronsonline Tech Roundtable... Via @GavinSBaker: Astera Labs $ALAB - Astera enables rack-scale computing, which will be critical for the future of AI. - Enables 70+ GPUs to act as one big computer. - Will grow 100%+ this year. Trades for 20-25x erns.
.@MattBelloni on Colbert and CBS: “The ad market is not coming back for linear TV. And if you’re looking at this unemotionally shows that are not making money should not be on the air.” New SkyDance regime at $PARA … will see major cuts in initial programming.

Uniform rentals, cleaning supplies, and first aid equipment is a 10-bagger over the past 10 years. Cintas $CTAS 10-year chart...
