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Big Lots, Inc.

    Big Lots, Inc. () is a Fortune 500 retail corporation with annual revenues well over $4 billion.

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    Big gun investors John Paulson, Steve Cohen, Anton Schutz and Eddie Lampert all made surprising investment moves this past quarter that investors may want to take note of, according to Wall Street research shop SNL Financial.

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