After all the battles among the retail-discount dollar stores, Dollar Tree held their position strong and acquired Family Dollar.

Adjusted operating profit for the quarter came in at $115.1 million, down 23.6% year over year.

Discount retailer, Dollar General Corporation (DG - Analyst Report) has made a hostile bid on its rival Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO - Analyst Report) after the latter rejected its earlier bids.

Here are the 5 stocks to watch this week: Best Buy (BBY), Williams-Sonoma (WSM), Workday (WDAY), Dollar General (DG), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF).

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 +0.55%) this morning are up +0.49% at a 2-week high and European stocks are up +1.06% on reduced geopolitical tensions as Ukraine and Russia met for peace talks.

Family Dollar is in the news after Carl Icahn disclosed a 9% position in the company after hours on June 6. Factoring in Trian Management and Paulson & Co.’s existing stakes, activist investors now own 23% of the company.