Hello and welcome to Business Matters.
I'm Roger Hearing.
On the programme today, as Donald Trump decides to send National Guard troops into Chicago,
how successful has the deployment to Washington been for business there?
Google wins a major case to avoid being split up,
but it must now share data with competitors to open up competition in online searches.
Russia announces a major new gas pipeline deal with China, and no spend September.
trend that's catching on to save your money.
And I'll be joined throughout the program by two guests on opposite sides of the world.
Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence, who's joining us on the line from Houston.
Tony, a very good evening to you.
Hi, Roger.
Good morning.
And good evening as well.
No, good morning to Rachel Cartland.
You've got me confused now about timing.
Anyway, I'll say a very good morning to you, Rachel.
Rachel Cartland, author and commentator, joining us on the line from Hong Kong.
Welcome to both.
Now, we'll start, as we always do, by getting a sense of what's going on where you are.