Commercial Awareness with Watson’s Daily business and financial news
Peter Watson
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.
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Jun 4, 2023 • 45min
Episode 720: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 22nd May 2023)...the lost episode!
APOLOGIES - this is the episode I meant to upload for last week!
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about GDP trends, semiconductors in China and the proposed mega-merger of Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling.
Jun 2, 2023 • 21min
Episode 719: Used EV prices vs using AI in investment…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about falling used EV prices and how AI is being used by VCs, PE firms and accountants to screen potential investments…
May 31, 2023 • 20min
Episode 718: Nvidia in the $1tn club vs China’s plane taking off…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jack and I talk about Nvidia hitting $1tn market cap and the flight of China’s first domestically-made commercial jet (and what it might mean for Boeing and Airbus)…
May 30, 2023 • 22min
Episode 717: food price inflation vs Erdogan’s win…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jack and I talk about the slowdown in UK food price inflation and Erdogan winning another term as Turkey’s leader…
May 26, 2023 • 14min
Episode 716: AI regulation vs the end of the luxury purple patch…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yvonne and I talk about AI regulation and whether the luxury goods sector is pausing for breath or taking a reality check…
May 25, 2023 • 21min
Episode 715: Rare good news for UK EV batteries vs M&S on the up…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yvonne and I talk about potential good news for EV batteries in the UK and how M&S seems to be turning things around…
May 24, 2023 • 20min
Episode 714: New hotel formats vs commuter/traveller winners…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yvonne and I talk about interesting new formats for hotels and SSP (the owner of Upper Crust and Caffe Ritazza) as a winner of rising numbers of commuters and travellers…
May 23, 2023 • 19min
Episode 713: the UK government’s NatWest share sale vs Biden’s latest failure…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yvonne and I talk about the UK government selling down its stake in NatWest and how South Korea ignored Biden’s please not to help the Chinese if they banned Micron…
May 22, 2023 • 14min
Episode 712: The latest Meta Platforms fine vs the MASSIVE law firm merger…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yvonne and I talk about the latest fine slapped on Meta Platforms and the historic merger between Allen & Overy…
May 19, 2023 • 16min
Episode 711: BT cuts vs Geely buying Aston Martin?? #WeAskWatson
In this episode, Giorgia and I talk about BT making big cuts and whether Geely’s just biding its time before making an approach to buy Aston Martin…
