ashley webster at the new york stock exchange for us today.your duty is to tell us about dollar general and family dollar, are they getting together? >> they are. dollar general would like us to be the case. offering $78.50 per share, his s mightily trumps the offer made by dollar tree last month $74.50 per share for the family dollar store. if they can make this work, it will be the nation's biggest retailer outlet. close to 20,000 stores in some 46 states, very impressive indeed. they have financing lined up. shares are up more than 10% for most of it. also very happy with this, carl icahn has been scooping up shares of family dollar stores. he has over 10 million shares and pushing family dollar very hard to do this deal with dollar general. if this goes through, it will be by far the biggest discount retailer in the country. stuart: i would be very interested to see how many have closed, believe it would be in the hundreds that have closed. it is also a reflection of who has the money in our society today. they don't have the money, stores

big-name you know at jeff: ashley webster back in the new york stock exchange for another dose of troubleown there. that is a winner obviously. you will tell me why but i got to ask you this. how can a sporting goods company doing so well, with all the kids i know have their faces buried in tablets and smart phones and playing video games? ashley: they get out early and played games early saturday morning. as any parent, they get back and get back in front of their smart phones. dick's orting goods, sales up 10% from last year, same-store sales of 3.2%, especially strength in women's and youth athletic apparel but there has been one fly in the ointment, golf period is struggling around the country whether it is the demise of tiger woods or whatever you want to say but it hit vix -- dick's sporting goods, they cut hundreds of jobs related to that division and the pga of america says and have 400 hired by dick's to serve as golf instructors. they were told they are going to be laid off. some good overall numbers but golf in particular has been a real area of struggle. stuart: later in the s

everybody wants family dollar, everybody wants ashley webster to tell us who wins this one, ashley?at's a good question. it's a dollar so far, and who's winning are the shareholders, liz. 21 of the s&p 500 stocks on all-time highs, these include marriott, walt disney, home depot. home depot, by the way, reporting second quarter earnings tomorrow before the opening bell. expedia and then discount stores. dollar general trading at $64.20 right now, dollar general up, as you can see, 11.7% after making that more than $9 billion offer for, who? family dollar. right here, family dollar's stock up as you mentioned, liz, more than 5%. hitting an all-time high of $80.01. dollar general offering them $78.50 per share in cash. so the only thing i would say a little caveat if you like, trading has been pretty light today, but who cares? it's a great way to start the trading week. liz: yeah. exactly. august? what do we expect? it's a great story. thank you so much, ashley. i know the guys on the floor of the new york stock exchange would love this. we're calling it the rise of the drones. the h

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i am ashley webster in for lou dobbs. president obama today speaking out about the riots. calling for calm as each night has seen an escalation of violence between police officers and protesters in missouri. molotov cocktail situations and police squaring off in the street with writers. please concealing the idea of the shooter and also al jazeera reporters say that please fired tear gas directly at them for doing nothing other than trying to report on the situation. while trying to charge their equipment to the local mcdonald's restaurant, attorney general eric holder took police and protesters to task today saying the violence by members of the public cannot be condoned by the same token and the law enforcement response to these demonstrations must seek to reduce tensions and not heighten him. >> there is never an excuse for violence against police including vandalism or looting, there is no excuse for police to use force against peaceful protest or two per protesters in jail for exercising their first amendment rights area. ashley: jay nixon did announce today that he w

i am ashley webster in for lou dobbs and we have breaking news right here, will you be obama white house reconsidering using military force to quell the violence and deadly uprising. humanitarian aid will be airdropped into regions targeted tonight. the news coinciding with the words of tens of thousands of iraqi christians that have been told by the terror groups to leave and convert to islam or die. the largest christian city sees overnight as a push the kurdish territory. they have rdc's wide swaths of northern and western iraq and

. >> good evening from everyone, i am ashley webster and for lou dobbs and we have breaking news tonight on a ferguson, missouri. the site of violent clashes between protesters and police after the killing of michael brown. saying they are releasing the identity of the shooter and police officer deren wilson saying that he is reigniting by releasing the security video. claiming that the man in the video is michael brown in the red hat, calling the incident a strong arm robbery that occurred just before the fatal shooting. but jackson clarified later in the day the this video and the shooting were unrelated and confirm that the officer was unaware of the convenience store robbery. >> the role of two officers, someone thinking it was the same officer as was involved in the shooting and that is not the case. there were two separate officers in this robbery does not relate to the initial content between the officer and michael brown. ashely: highway patrol captain ron johnson is being hailed for his ability to well the violence overnight. admitting today that the ferguson police should have

. >> good evening from everyone, i am ashley webster and for lou dobbs and we have breaking news tonightthe site of violent clashes between protesters and police after the killing of michael brown. saying they are releasing the identity of the shooter and police officer deren wilson saying that he is reigniting by releasing the security video. claiming that the man in the video is michael brown in the red hat, calling the incident a strong arm robbery that occurred just before the fatal shooting. but jackson c

i'm ashley webster in once again for lou dobbs.reaking news as rockets by hamas are being fired at israel. moments ago the israeli military confirming it is targeting terror sites across gaza after at least five rockets were fired at israel just hours before a 72-hour trip to the rafters was set to expire. despite the resumption of conflict agent says israel and hamas have agreed to extend a temporary cease-fire for another five days, although it is not clear if today's rocket fire and subsequent retaliation will scuttle that deal.

. >> good evening i am ashley webster in for lou dobbs, obama administration spending up u.s. involvement in iraq sending arms to kurdish people in north to thwart issa terror threat, this move comes after president obama order u.s. air strikes again terror group, u.s. government also today signals it is time for prime minister alma leaky to go -- maliky to go. a move that is eed him as he vows to hang on to power here is president obama from his vacation today, reaffirming that u.s. aircraft on stapbl by stan. >> today, iraq took a promising step forward in this critical effort, last month, the iraqi people named a new president, today president m massume nameda new designate. an important step forward forming a new government that can unite iraq's different communities. >> defense secretary chuck hagel still claims that u.s. troops will not return to iraq in any quote, combat mission. despite ongoing airstrikes and fact that obama administration has already flip flopped on arming the kurds, jennifer griffin is at the pentagon with our report. >> well place sources say that c

but >>> good evening everybody, i'm ashley webster, once again lou dobbs, breaking news at this hource again being fired at israel, and yes, israel is retaliating. moments ago, the israel military confirming it's again targeting terror sites across gaza after at least five rockets were fired at israel just hours before 72 hour truce set to expire this afternoon. now despite the prujs of conflict. egypt says israel and hamas have agreed to extend a temporary cease-fire for another five gh itr scuffle that deal.ion wi other crisis

. >> i am ashley webster in for lolou dobbs, we have multiple stories developing in iraq u.s. air strikesancy isil continue as bong finds itself -- obama administration finds its aligned with iraq again, this time, about. >> in fight against isil only after day new iraqi government is formed here is marie huff denying a report an effort to out of maliki has been underway for months. >> suggestion that an effort to oust maliki had been underway since june. is there any truth to that report. >> there is not, as i have said, multiple times from this podium, this is for the iraqis to decide. >> secretary of state john kerry making it clear yesterday that iraq's future does not include mr. maliki, saying that united states will do everything possible in order to support and unhold the constitution that the new president is following appropriatappropriately, they h3 candidates for prime minister, none are mr. maliki. and to add insult to injury, iran endorseing the attempted remove rally of maliki, and endorseing his replacement alibidi . also tonight, supposedly moderate faction of

. >> good evening, everybody i'm ashley webster in tonight for lou dobbs. for months there was no u.s. military solution to the isil up rising in iraq. but the president tonight ignoring this declaration, giving clearance for u.s. military airstrikes against us lamic militants. first u.s. military mission in iraq since the obama administration brought troops home since 2011. f/a-18s launched from the uss george h.w. bush aircraft carrier

. >> good afternoon, everybody, i'm ashley webster in for liz claman. last hour of trading and breaking news in just the last 20 minutes. beleaguered automaker gm announcing yet another recall of 269,000 vehicles. it is the largest of the five crossoverrom 20024 more re faultyignition cylinde anr recam gm. quheck of stoc shows the stock up 6/10% at $33.34. stated two crashes and one injury could be related to the issue. >>> what dramatic day it has been for investors with the dow enjoying a triple-digit rally despite u.s. air strikes in iraq. the day began with a bang, literally. we learned that u.s. f-18 jets from the aircraft carrier george w. bush bombed artillery used by islamic militants in northern iraq. gave approval for limited strikes last night, but those strikes don't seem to rattle investors very long, they focused on ukraine. the news that mossays it ended military drills near its border with ukraine. that prompted investors to stop buying after yesterday's slump in the dow to lowest level since late april. as you can see, the dow up 140 po

i'm ashley webster in once again for lou dobbs.reaking news as rockets by hamas are being fired at israel. moments ago the israeli military confirming it is targeting terror sites across gaza after at least five rockets were fired at israel just hours before a 72-hour trip to the rafters was set to expire. despite the resumption of conflict agent says israel and hamas have agreed to extend a temporary cease-fire for another five days, although it is not clear if today's rocket fire and subsequent retaliation will scuttle that deal. other crises around the globe worsening. in iraq isil has driven one and half million people from their homes leading the united nations to declare it a level three emergency. they obama administration has sent a team of special operations to assess how to evacuate thousands of refugees who are trapped. officials say the troops were on the mountain range for roughly 24 hours in a move that critics say seems an awful lot like puts on the ground, something the administration has insisted we would not see.

i am ashley webster in for lou dobbs and we have breaking news right here, will you be obama white houseeconsidering using military force to quell the violence and deadly uprising. humanitarian aid will be airdropped into regions targeted tonight. the news coinciding with the words of tens of thousands of iraqi christians that have been told by the terror groups to leave and convert to islam or die. the largest christian city sees overnight as a push the kurdish territory. they have rdc's wide swaths of northern and western iraq and

i am ashley webster in for lou dobbs and we have breaking news right here, will you be obama white house reconsidering using military force to quell the violence and deadly uprising. humanitarian aid will be airdropped into regions targeted tonight. the news coinciding with the words of tens of thousands of iraqi christians that have been told by the terror groups to leave and convert to islam or die. the largest christian city sees overnight as a push the kurdish territory. they have rdc's wide swaths of northern and western iraq and "the new york times" reporting today that for the first time president obama is considering u.s. military airstrikes to help restore order. the president has repeatedly claimed that there is no military solutions for the crisis in iraq while vowing to keep the u.s. military out of conflict. and ed henry is at the white house tonight with our work. >> on the march in iraq, isis. christians and others on the brink of a genocide that is reverberating around the world. president obama had hundreds of protesters show up outside the gates urging action. and to th

. >> good evening, everybody i'm ashley webster in tonight for lou dobbs. president obama and his national security team maintained for months there was no u.s. military solution to the isil up rising in iraq. but the president tonight ignoring this declaration, giving clearance for u.s. military airstrikes against us lamic militants. first u.s. military mission in iraq since the obama administration brought troops home since 2011. f/a-18s launched from the uss george h.w. bush aircraft carrier used 500-pound bombs to take out artillery positions and convoy of isis positions in the north. 100,000 christians have been told to convert to islam or die that help is on the way. >> today i authorized two operations in iraq. targeted airstrikes to protect our american personnel, and a humanitarian effort to help save thousands of iraqi civilians who are trapped on a mountain without food and water and facing almost certain death. >> the president making a remarkable turn from this past january when he scoffed at the notion that isil was something to be taken serio

let's go to ashley webster on the floor the new york stock exchange. we're going to look at the stocks up 77 points on the dow. the unlikely pitch man becoming bigger than the slap chop, looking for a little help with his fashion, perhaps he should don shorts. and it turns out americans are more honest than ever, but do you believe me? do you ever have too much money? melissa: a long time breakfast faithful losing its flavor due to shifting tastes. following to record low, you can bet commodity traders are watching this one closely. at the cme, with more on this one. i was so surprised when i saw this report, americans have given up on orange juice, how come? >> it is a trend they can't the forefront about two years ago, health-conscious america. low calorie, no calorie, as well a lot of the market share going to sports drinks, energy drinks that is taking a hit on the orange juice. melissa: what does it mean for traders going forward, do you think it is a long-term trend? >> this a trend that could be here to stay. this is the lowest crop in 50 years,

i am ashley webster in for lou dobbs. president obama today speaking out about the riots.tion of violence between police officers and protesters in missouri. molotov cocktail situations and police squaring off in the street with writers. please concealing the idea of the shooter

i am ashley webster in for lou dobbs. president obama today speaking out about the riots.or calm as each night has seen an escalation of violence between police officers and protesters in missouri. molotov cocktail situations and police squaring off in the street with writers. please concealing the idea of the shooter

. >> good evening from everyone, i am ashley webster and for lou dobbs and we have breaking news tonight on a ferguson, missouri. the site of violent clashes between protesters and police after the killing of michael brown. saying they are releasing the identity of the shooter and police officer deren wilson saying that he is reigniting by releasing the security video. claiming that the man in the video is michael brown in the red hat, calling the incident a strong arm robbery that occurred just before the fatal shooting. but jackson cla

have a grea >>> good evening everybody, i'm ashley webster, once again lou dobbs, breaking news at this hour as hamas rockets are once again being fired at israel, and yes, israel is retaliating. moments ago, the israel military confirming it's again targeting terror sites across gaza after at least five rockets were fired at israel just hours before 72 hour truce set to expire this afternoon. now despite the prujs of conflict. egypt says israel and hamas have agreed to extend a temporary cease-fire for another five days. although it's not clear if today's rockets fired in subsequent retaliation will scuffle that deal. other crisis around

. >> good evening, everybody i'm ashley webster in tonight for lou dobbs.security team maintained for months there was no u.s. military solution to the isil up rising in iraq. but the president tonight ignoring this declaration, giving clearance for u.s. military airstrikes against us lamic militants. first u.s. military mission in iraq since the obama administration brought troops home since 2011. f/a-18s launched from the uss george h.w. bush aircraft carrier

ashley webster. that does it for today. thanks for joining us. melissa francis is here. "money" starts now. melissa: it sure does, thank you so much. no congress, no problem. president obama going it alone because that's what he says the american people want. on high alert for ebola. the cdc new warning as lawmakers cut short their summer break for a rare emergency hearing on capitol hill this hour. >>> and returning to the nest because there is nowhere else to go. up-close look at struggling 20 something's trying to make it in this economy. paying bills any way you can. one restaurant's controversial new charge to offset a minimum wage hike. because even when they say it is not, it is always about money. melissa: our top story, president obama is defending the use of executive power. >> we're going to make sure that every time we take one of these steps that we are working within the confines of my executive power but i promise you the american people don't want me just standing around twiddling my thumbs waiting for congress to get something done. melissa: i don't know

but >>> good evening everybody, i'm ashley webster, once again lou dobbs, breaking news at this hour as hamas rockets are once again being fired at israel, and yes, israel is retaliating. moments ago, the israel military confirming it's again targeting terror sites across gaza after at least five rockets were fired at israel just hours before 72 hour truce set to expire this afternoon. now despite the prujs of conflict. egypt says israel and hamas have agreed to extend a temporary cease-fire for another five gh itr scuffle that deal.ion wi other crisis around the globe also worsening tonight. in iraq, the radical isil has driven one and a half million people from their homes, leading the united nations to declare it a level three emergency. that is the highest and worst level. the obama administration meanwhile has sent a team of special operations groups to iraq to assess how to evacuate the thousands of refugees trapped there. the troops are on the mountain range for roughly 24 hours in a move the critics say seems an awful lot like boots on the ground. something the administration

let's go to ashley webster. >> david, thanks in part to decent earnings report last time out.ys hope for new apple products. also the fact that i think it is, you know, had seven to one stock split. $130 was the record close nearly two years ago. we'll keep an eye on whether apple can go ahead and set a new record today. liz: things are great for apple. things were great for housing starts. early in the morning we got a great housing starts number, up 15.2%. home depot was leading charge. they have had a pretty solid day. >> ticker symbol hd with a great earnings report, beat on top and bottom. same-store sales up 6%. raising its guidance. other economic data out of housing industry, pointing to the fact we may have traction building, liz. david: rising like ashes into the sunlight is jcpenney. mix my metaphors here. it is at six-month high today. >> it is a six-month high, yeah. [closing bell ringing]. i was talking to traders here. it is rising with the momentum of the retail sector overall, guys. david: this market is really unstoppable, at least for now. of course some peo

ashley webster is on the floor of the new york stock exchange with more on that. the ashley, we're still up 167 on the dow. >> we are indeed. quite a start to the trading week, melissa. lessening of tensions between ukraine and russia. that is certainly an issue. we have dollar general deal you were talk about, making offer for family dollar stores. we have oil down. we're seeing a nice rally in such sectors as airlines. we're seeing a host of all-time highs across the board. mariott on consumer discretionary. home depot, expedia, family dollar. on the industrial sector we have southwest airlines, republic services union pacific and lockheed martin, all record highs. broad gains across many sectors. perhaps the only fly in all of this, melissa, our senior editor charlie brady points out very light. not the conviction behind this rally, we might like. nevertheless still good start to the week. melissa: thank you so much, ashley. want to be tech entrepreneurs beware. the booming app market may be a thing. past. new study from the u.k., finding out nine out of 10 peo

instead i'm going to say hue let pack yau yard and >>> good evening everybody, i'm ashley webster, once again lou dobbs, breaking news at this hour as hamas rockets are once again being fired at israel, and yes, israel is retaliating. moments ago, the israel military confirming it's again targeting terror sites across gaza after at least five rockets were fired at israel just hours before 72 hour truce set to expire this afternoon. now despite the prujs of conflict. egypt says israel and hamas have agreed to extend a temporary cease-fire for another five days. although it's not clear if today's rockets fired in subsequent retaliation will scuffle that deal. other crisis arou

. >> good evening i am ashley webster in for lou dobbs, obama administration spending up u.s.n iraq sending arms to kurdish people in north to thwart issa terror threat, this move comes after president obama order u.s. air strikes again terror group, u.s. government also today signals it is time for prime minister alma leaky to go -- maliky to go. a move that is eed him as he vows to hang on to power here is president oba

heading in the last hour of trading let's check in with ashley webster to see what he has coming up. top of the hour,but medical list a we'll look at geopolitical issues confronting markets and adding to volatility. how as investor should we play it? we'll talk with kissinger association bob hormats and we'll chat with interesting, the ceo and founder of the zen desk. what is that? it is in the cloud and it can help companies improve customer relations which is always a good thing for customers. people start complaining to yelp and elsewhere, even on twitter, it could have pretty damaging effects. we'll have all of that oh so much more coming up at the top of the hour. back to you with shakes and fries. melissa: yes of the we ate a bunch doing that. thanks for the break so i could consume five fries. no reservations, no problem. make sure you have your tickets ready. shine bright like rihanna, pop star expand the empire but will it be a monster success? you can never have too much money. ♪ (trader vo) i search. i research. i dig. and dig some more. because, for me, the challenge of t

liz: head back to ashley webster on the floor of the new york stock exchange. ash? is probably the stellar performer of retailers, liz and david, really impressive today, finishing up 8.6% on the back of those second-quarter earnings. finish at 58.56. this stock remember after the financial crisis sis fell below $10 a share. it has been remarkably resilient. they managed increase sales and foot traffic into the stores, so much so, they say they are raising full-year guidance. earnings up nearly 8%. they also say one of the few retailers that has been able to show improvement in their margins. as we know competitive field, offering deep discounts is one of realities. so far, tj maxx and marshall's store have not been able to do that but at the same time not lose their market share. of course analysts love that investors love that and this is really a terrific story today leasing that rising tide of retail momentum across the entire sector. david: ashley, thank you very much. good to see you down there. liz: s&p futures are closing right now. let's head back to chris

. >> i am ashley webster in for lolou dobbs, we have multiple stories developing in iraq u.s. itself -- obama administration finds its aligned with iraq again, this time, about. >> in fight against isil only after day new iraqi government is formed here is marie huff denying a

dierdre: ashley webster joining me there. "risk & reward" finished for the day. money now. >> great stuff, dierdre. hello, everybody, i'm cheryl casone in for melissa francis today. the deal is done. but the food fight is just beginning. the boycott of the backlash as burger king leaves for canada's lower taxes. competitor white castle respond in interview only you will see right here on fox business. >>> major snub, from "house of cards" to "orange is the new black," online giant netflix shut out of the big categories at last night's emmys. >>> monday know told you about it first. the gadget that stops airplane seat reclining caused uproar on united flight. true story. even when they say it's a not it is always about money s cheryl: bk faces severe backlash here at home. ohio senator sherrod brown calling for a boycott. jack hough, baron's senior editor, charlie gasparino and the new economic thinking director. charlie, a lot of story has been about mr. buffett. the truth is we have very high tax rate in this country. >> this should be about mr. buffett too. he

ashery webster on the floor of the new york stock exchange. ashley?mworkss, studio, announcing the taking over at chief financial officer. he replaces lou coleman, named earlier this month on company's vice chairman to focus on what they call global growth initiatives. they noted an sec investigation into the studio $13.5 million write-down on the movie, "turbo." i don't know if you saw it. i didn't. doesn't appear many people did. it was a film about a snail being able to travel fast. what a shocker, din make any money. certainly investors liking this news with the new appointment, the stock up more than 9%, guys. that is nice news for the company whose share price certainly suffered over last couple weeks. liz: "how to train your dragon" is a huge franchise and real driver. thank you so much. s&p futures closing right now. let's head back to scott shellady in the pits of cme. how does it look, scott? >> it looks pretty good. one of those days the best memory is no memory. knowledge is not power. knowledge gets you punished. go with the flow. looks l