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On today's podcast:
(1) Alison Rose exits NatWest after a political storm over the closure of former politician Nigel Farage's account.

(2) Santander, Deutsche Bank and Unicredit report numbers in the first sign of how Europe's banks fared in the second financial quarter.

(3) Microsoft shares slump in after-hours trading after it and Alphabet report earnings that beat expectations.

(4) Climate scientists worried after ice melt data crossed the six standard deviation mark from average levels.