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The technology giant reported revenue for the second quarter of 61.1 billion dollars. Lianna Brinded, Europe New Editor at Quartz, talks us through the figures. Joe Saluzzi from Themis Trading gives us a markets update. There's a continuing war of words over America's new import tax on steel and aluminium. We get reaction to the US's latest negotiating stance from Charles de Lusignan of the European Steel Association, and hear the wider context from our regular economic commentator, Roger Bootle of Capital Economics. The dispute is intensifying over Barclays bank plan to fund a new pipeline in Canada. We hear views from environmental campaigner Ocean Hyland, Cory Battershill of Canada Action and Jonathan Wilkinson, a Member of Parliament for North Vancouver. Also in the programme, a new report says that synthetic opioids such as fentanyl have overtaken prescription opioids as the number one killer in America's opioid epidemic. What’s behind this? A question for Dr Thomas Andrew, Chief Medical Examiner for the state of New Hampshire. Plus, a report from India on a rapid rise in the number of couples choosing to divorce. (Photo: Apple logo. Credit: Reuters)