GOOD DAY FOR: Getting used, as the new wave of economy-fueled frugality is boosting sales at secondhand stores. While retailers like Macy’s are struggling, Winmark has seen double-digit jumps in same-store sales at its four used-item franchises, Plato’s Closet, Play It Again Sports, Once Upon a Child, and Music Go Round. Winmark itself posted a 19 percent jump in quarterly profit. Goodwill and Salvation Army have also reported increasing sales. (MarketWatch)
BAD DAY FOR: Hedge funds, after new estimates from Singapore-based Eurekahedge have the global hedge fund industry losing $100 billion in assets in October. Market losses and investor withdrawals hammered the $1.7 trillion industry. (Bloomberg)
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