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
Feb 21, 2023 • 20min
Episode 653: Morrisons price cuts vs tech quitting China…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Lacie and I talk about Morrisons paltry discounts and why China is dividing tech…
Feb 20, 2023 • 23min
Episode 652: B Corp shenanigans vs the property crash on the metaverse…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Lacie and I talk about what’s going on with ESG credentials and why no-one wants to buy property on the metaverse…
Feb 17, 2023 • 20min
Episode 651: Microsoft AI in a pickle vs where’s the metaverse gone…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about how AI is currently far from perfect and why we aren’t talking that much these days about the metaverse…
Feb 16, 2023 • 20min
Episode 650: Musk calls time on Twitter vs chatbot takeover…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Elon Musk putting a time limit on his time as Twitter’s chief and how chatbots aren’t quite ready to take over the world (but they’re pretty good!)…
Feb 15, 2023 • 26min
Episode 649: the EU’s EV targets vs SoftBank’s dependence on Arm…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the EU’s new targets for EVs and how SoftBank has REALLY come to depend on Arm and the success of its much-anticipated IPO…
Feb 14, 2023 • 18min
Episode 648: BNPL and the FCA vs Amazon doubling-down…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the FCA overseeing the BNPL sector and Andy Jassy’s decision to double-down on physical stores…
Feb 13, 2023 • 19min
Episode 647: Monzo’s staff-tracking vs TikTok catching up with Meta’s VR hardware…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about employers tracking your moves and how Meta might be better off concentrating on building the metaverse rather than the hardware that gives people access to it…
Feb 12, 2023 • 32min
Episode 646: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 6th February 2023)
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Google, AI and how it will change things like search and celebrity...
Feb 10, 2023 • 21min
Episode 645: Yeezy problems vs Hermes beating NFTs…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Adidas’ Yeezy problems and Hermes showing who’d boss in NFTs…
Feb 9, 2023 • 20min
Episode 644: Google’s **ck-up vs China tech on the NASDAQ…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Julia and I talk about the consequences of Google’s mistake and whether the NASDAQ will attract more Chinese tech companies again…
