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BIG News Wednesday, June 25, 2014 5:13:07 PM $BIG

Why Big Lots (BIG) Stock Is Gaining After-Hours Wednesday
at The Street - 1 hr 35 mins ago
Big Lots (BIG) is gaining after-hours Wednesday after announcing it will begin quarterly paying dividends.

Big Lots Announces Initiation Of Quarterly Dividend Program
PR Newswire - 1 hr 52 mins ago
Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) announced today that our Board of Directors initiated a cash dividend program under which we intend to pay a regular quarterly dividend on our common shares. The Board of Directors declared an initial quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per common share, payable on July 29, 2014, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 11, 2014.

Shares of BIG Up 55.3% Since Uptrend Call on Shares
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jun 25, 10:59AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) on February 26th, 2014 at $28.85. In approximately 4 months, Big Lots has returned 55.29% as of today's recent price of $44.80.

Big Lots Maintains Sheen, Hits 52-Week High - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 24, 12:00PM CDT
Big Lots (BIG) seems to be on a roll as its shares have been gaining traction since reporting better-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2014 results on May 30, 2014.

Big Lots To Webcast 2014 Investor / Analyst Conference
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 23, 5:00PM CDT
Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) announced today that it will webcast its 2014 Investor / Analyst conference on Thursday, June 26, 2014, being held at the Hilton Polaris in Columbus, Ohio. During the conference, the executive management team will discuss our strategic plan for the next three years, while allowing the opportunity for those analysts and investors present to ask questions of the team. The webcast will begin at 8:00 a.m. and we estimate it will conclude at approximately 12:00 p.m.

Stock Updates on Retail Bellwethers -- Research on Big Lots, Signet Jewelers, Tiffany, and zulily
PR Newswire - Thu Jun 19, 7:20AM CDT
On Wednesday, June 18, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,362.84, up 0.59%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.58%, to finish the day at 16,906.62, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,956.98, up 0.77%. The gains were broad based as all the sectors ended the session in positive. The S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector Index ended the day at 527.25, up 0.74%, with the index also advancing 4.38% in the last one month. Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG), Signet Jewelers Ltd (NYSE: SIG), Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) and zulily Inc. (NASDAQ: ZU). Free technical research on BIG, SIG, TIF and ZU can be downloaded upon signing up at:

56.9% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Big Lots Call (BIG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jun 18, 9:38AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) on February 26th, 2014 at $28.85. In approximately 4 months, Big Lots has returned 56.95% as of today's recent price of $45.28.

Upgraded Research Report on Big Lots - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 17, 11:50AM CDT
On Jun 13, 2014, we issued an updated research report Big Lots (BIG).

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Family Dollar Stores, Dollar General, Fred's, Dollar Tree, Five Below, Big Lots, SPDR S&P Retail ETF and Market Vectors Retail ETF
PR Newswire - Tue Jun 17, 8:30AM CDT
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include the Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE:FDO-Free Report), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE

G-Free Report), Fred's Inc. (Nasdaq:FRED-Free Report), Dollar Tree Inc. (Nasdaq

LTR-Free Report), Five Below Inc. (Nasdaq:FIVE-Free Report), Big Lots Inc. (NYSE:BIG-Free Report), SPDR S&P Retail ETF (AMEX:XRT-Free Report) and Market Vectors Retail ETF (AMEX:RTH-Free Report).

Should You Buy Big Lots' Turnaround?
Sharda Sharma, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 13, 2:12PM CDT
Many big-box retailers would like to put 2013 behind them because of their lackluster performances. Big Lots ' fiscal 2013 was no different. The company's comparable-store sales, or comps, a keenly followed metric by investors in the retail...

Big Lots Has Returned 53.9% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (BIG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jun 11, 9:07AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) on February 26th, 2014 at $28.85. In approximately 4 months, Big Lots has returned 53.93% as of today's recent price of $44.41.

Research Methodology Usage, Financial Results, and New Board Member Election - Analyst Notes on Whole Foods Market, Dollar Tree, GameStop, Henry Schein and Big Lots
PR Newswire - Tue Jun 10, 5:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM), Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC) and Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/3542-100free.

Is Big Lots a Big Buy Following Strong Guidance?
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 05, 4:30PM CDT
Source: Wikimedia Commons. After reporting revenue and earnings for the first quarter of its 2014 fiscal year on May 30, shares of Big Lots soared more than 13% to close at $42.44 apiece. Given the company's tremendous jump in share price, some...

Big Lots Rallies Higher - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 03, 9:00AM CDT
Following better-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2014 results, Big Lots Inc. (BIG) hit another new 52-week high of $43.30 on Jun 2, 2014.

Upgrade Alert for Big Lots (BIG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Jun 03, 6:56AM CDT
Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) was upgraded from Hold to Buy at Benchmark Co. today. The stock closed yesterday at $43.06 on volume of 1.8 million shares, above average daily volume of 825,000. Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) defies analysts with a current price ($43.06) 1.4% above its average consensus price target of $42.45. The stock should find initial support at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $38.58 and further support at its 200-day MA of $34.78.

Is Big Lots Tuned To Go Higher Yet?
Michael Lewis, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 02, 3:29PM CDT
Closeout big box retailer Big Lots continues its run as serial CEO Eddie Lampert's strongest operation. After the release of its fiscal first quarter results, the company's stock soared well into the double digits, hitting a two-year high in the...

Disney Rally Continues, Hits 52-Week High - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jun 02, 12:22PM CDT
The Walt Disney Company (DIS) is having a fabulous run on the index and hit an all time high of $84.39 on May 30, 2014.

Big Lots Surges on Q1 Earnings Beat - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jun 02, 9:20AM CDT
Shares of Big Lots Inc. (BIG) rallied 13% on the index following the company's better-than-expected first-quarter fiscal 2014 performance.

Company News for June 02, 2014 - Corporate Summary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jun 02, 9:06AM CDT
Companies in the News are: BIG,EXPR,ANN,NGL

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