Closing Bell Brief for Thursday, November 21st

All three U.S. indexes finished lower. Macy's shares fell about 2.5% on disappointing third-quarter earnings. Shares of brokerage Charles Schwab rose more than 7% on reports it's in talks to buy TD Ameritrade, whose shares rallied 17%. J.R. Whalen reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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