i'll be talking to the ceo anthony jenkins on the hour "closing bell" about his vision called projectransform and how he plans to build a better barclays after missteps and we'll talk about the libor rate scandal and getting over it. when is it in the rear view mirror? just a few minutes we'll talk with skip mcgee who runs the corporate investment bank here in the united states and the americas. runs the americas for barclays. barclays a dominant player on the deal front ranking second in the united states and third in the americas overall. i want to also highlight that barclays is the only bank to be the initial underwriter in the lat l acquisitions of 2013 so far, heinz, dell, liberty global, so we'll get into a lot of that. we'll find out if they think the deal flow picks up the rest of the year and what that might mean for this market rally. bill? >> let's get you caught up on the markets as we go into this final hour of trade on the first trading day of march. there's the open this morning forth dow, down, as i said, 116 points. then came back after that first half hour of tradin

sky news has ceo anthony jenkins told investors after the earnings update last month that the lenderperate with about 40,000 fewer staff. shares adding 11.2% on the ftse today. the senate subcommittee on investigations will hold a hearing into london wales trading losses next friday. the hearing follows months of interviews on top official and it's expected to focus on the risks traders were taking on complex derivatives. that's the latest in the banking business this morning. wa about the music business? austin, texas, will become the center of the music universe when the annual south by southwest music festival begin these next week. more than 25,000 artists are expected to perform in more than 100 venues. album sales have been on the decline. but many bands and singers are returning to crowd fundlinging sites to forward their career. speaking of which, melton dunbar is here provided a platform to fans to fund their favorite artists. welcome. >> that you can. nice to be here. >> how is business? how does this work? we launched the company three years ago. i think you have to look a