Commercial Awareness with Watson’s Daily business and financial news
Watson’s Daily is the newsletter that improves your COMMERCIAL AWARENESS. In this podcast, the writer of Watson’s Daily talks about the week’s news and its implications. Peter Watson is an ex-stockbroker (13 years at 4 different investment banks in London and Tokyo) who advised some of the world’s biggest financial institutions on the UK, European and Japanese stock markets. He uses this experience to break down and explain key business and financial markets news in an approachable way! He also does the occasional podcast on career-related matters an ex-headhunter.
Latest episodes
Aug 2, 2023 • 17min
Episode 764: Meta’s “persona” chatbots vs Panasonic’s dramatic move…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Meta’s soon-to-be-launched “persona” chatbots and Panasonic’s decision to ditch LCD panels and concentrate on EV batteries…
Aug 1, 2023 • 20min
Episode 763: El Niño repercussions vs AI as a GOOD thing for education…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about how El Niño’s repercussions will affect us all and why Pearson’s new updates could actually be a good thing for education…
Jul 31, 2023 • 23min
Episode 762: Funky goings-on in commercial property…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about interesting developments in commercial property…
Jul 30, 2023 • 35min
Episode 761: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 24th July 2023)
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the grain drain and the coming together of giants in AI...
Jul 28, 2023 • 20min
Episode 760: the Canary Wharf “exodus” vs Europe investigating Microsoft Teams…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the latest company to threaten to leave Canary Wharf and our reactions to Europe investigating Microsoft, which is being accused of behaving anti-competitively with its bundling of Teams…
Jul 26, 2023 • 23min
Episode 759: X’s ad push vs TikTok selling in the US…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jack and I talk about X’s new foray into ads and how TikTok is trying to diversify its revenues…
Jul 21, 2023 • 42min
SPECIAL EPISODE - What research analysts do at investment banks...#willaitakeourjobs
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about how research analysts do what they do and whether their jobs are threatened by AI! Learn from one of the best analysts I've ever worked with in my career in the City. This episode will give you a rare look into the world of investment banking research that you won't get anywhere else!
Ralph was a member of the top ranked insurance sector team at a financial specialist broker in the City and has been a recipient of the FT's World's Top Analyst Award.
Jul 20, 2023 • 23min
Episode 757: Netflix changes vs the battle between Temu and Shein…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Ondine and I talk about Netflix’s decent performance and how Temu is taking on the giant Shein…
Jul 19, 2023 • 26min
Episode 756: Regulators keep fighting vs writers push back against AI…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Ondine and I talk about how regulators are behaving towards Big Tech these days and what they are trying to achieve as well as talking about how writers are trying to get fairly compensated in the world of AI and chatbots scraping data from the internet…
Jul 16, 2023 • 14min
Episode 755: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 10th July 2023)
In this much-shorter-than-usual episode, Ralph and I talk about Toyota, hydrogen fuel cells and broader battery developments...
