🏈 College athletes’ $$ problem

…and Uber’s and Lyft’s earnings delivery ETA   Bronny James, LeBron’s son, earns millions of his own (​​Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)   [Sponsored by]( Last Week’s Market Moves   Dow Jones 34,061 (+5.07%) S&P 500 4,358 (+5.85%) Nasdaq 13,478 (+6.61%) Bitcoin $34,618 (+2.10%) Dow Jones 34,061 (+5.07%) S&P 500 4,358 (+5.85%) Nasdaq 13,478 (+6.61%) Bitcoin $34,618 (+2.10%) Hey Snackers, The return of student-loan payments has been full of blunders, but this one was spit-out-your-coffee-worthy: one borrower was told they owed a monthly payment of $[108,895](. The servicer had mistakenly reduced their loan term to two months from 120. Womp. The S&P 500 had its best week of the year, surging 5.8%, after falling into correction territory the previous week. Investor optimism was fueled by bets that the Fed might be done with rate hikes, especially after the US added fewer-than-expected jobs in October and unemployment rose to 3.9% (bad news = good news?). Btw... Do you want to start getting Snacks daily? Or prefer to unsubscribe? Manage your subscription preferences [here](. Spiral College conferences call for federal oversight as student-athlete pay gets messy Blow the whistle 🎶… Last week, 28 of the top college athletic conferences, including the ACC and Big Ten, [teamed up]( to create the Coalition for the Future of College Athletics (C4FCA). The goal: lobby Congress for the first federal regulation on student-athlete paid endorsements (name, image, likeness — aka NIL deals). Right now, rules are state by state. - Before NIL, college athletes weren’t allowed to be compensated (beyond scholarships). Meanwhile, conferences raked in billions each year in broadcasting agreements. Since a 2021 SCOTUS ruling, student-athletes have been able to cash in on their NIL, striking deals with business from corner stores to Amazon. Now… - The student-athlete NIL market is worth ~$1B/year, and college sports players are seen as the “best-performing subset of influencers.” - Top performers: USC basketball’s Bronny James has an NCAA-topping ~$6M/year NIL earnings potential. Colorado University QB Shedeur Sanders leads college football at $4.3M/year. LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne could make $3.2M with commercials for brands like American Eagle and Vuori. “Should be wearing Dri-FIT”… or not. Varying NIL laws have been passed in 30+ states in the past two years. Colleges say that state-by-state differences have created competitive disadvantages in recruiting, and they’ve (successfully) lobbied to get lots of rules amended or nixed. In Missouri, high-school athletes can profit from endorsements as long as they agree to attend an in-state public university (advantaging schools like Mizzou). Some colleges also have their own sponsorships, which can cause conflict with students’ deals: Ohio State bars athletes from wearing Nike competitors’ products during team events or promoting any Coke rivals. THE TAKEAWAY Wanna fair game? Get a ref… The patchwork of state laws around NIL opens opportunities to exploit (and create) loopholes. It also adds confusion for players, who have to navigate academics, athletics, and shifting legislation around advertising. By fighting for federal oversight, the C4FCA wants to keep everyone playing by the same rules. 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AMC’s second-quarter revenue growth was its best since Covid, and analysts expect more growth (this time Barbenheimer-fueled) when America’s largest theater chain reports Wednesday. Amended antitrust rules that make it easier for stars to bypass studios and make distribution deals with theater chains could boost revenue for chains. See: AMC partnering with T. Swift to distribute “Eras Tour” (which became the highest-grossing concert movie) and its deal to show Beyoncé’s upcoming concert film. Mozz stick ETA… Uber could deliver hearty quarterly #s tomorrow, after DoorDash reported record food-delivery orders. In August, Uber’s revenue grew 14% and it notched its first operating profit as Eats and ride-hail grew (but freight, its logistics biz, sank). Lyft beat Q2 estimates with 3% revenue growth and shrinking losses. The food-less rival gained riders after trying to cut surge pricing to lure users from Uber, but reversed course after lower prices hurt revenue. Analysts are skeptical Lyft can lift itself to a profit this week. Sponsored by Cboe The market goes up…. and down. Trade your directional view of the market. [Don’t miss out on the potential benefits of index options!]( While ETF options are similar in allowing you to express your market opinion in one trade, index options have unique benefits that you need to know about. [Learn more: Download Cboe’s complimentary Benefits of Index Options Guide]( Zoom Out Stories we’re watching Piggy-bank cracks… The extra $$ Americans saved during the pandemic is almost gone, JPMorgan said. The era of stimulus checks, near-zero interest rates, and the pause on student-loan payments helped Americans stash an extra $2.1T by August 2021 — now it’s estimated that less than $150B is left. Consumer spending is still hot, but Americans’ debt has grown by nearly $3T since the pandemic, while rates’ve soared. Now that the stimulus adrenaline is wearing off, there could be economic pain ahead. JPMorgan’s prepping for more delinquencies. Fishy situation… With US-China relations deteriorating like a carved pumpkin, America’s military has started bulk-buying Japanese seafood to counteract a Chinese ban. China, previously the No. 1 importer of Japan’s fish, cut off trade after Japan released treated wastewater from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. China said it’s a health concern, despite the UN’s nuclear watchdog’s sign-off. The US ambassador to Japan said Chinese boats continue to fish off Japan’s coast, and world leaders are calling to end the ban. What else we're Snackin' Want your Snacks daily? The Daily Newsletter Get fresh takes on financial news every week day. 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