
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

Nov 10, 2022 • 21min
Episode 594: TikTok shock vs more Binance/FTX drama…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Daphne and I talk about TikTok’s caution and the potential failure of FTX as Binance walks away…#WeAskWatson

Nov 9, 2022 • 21min
Episode 593: Middle management danger vs Binance buying FTX…#WeAskWatson
In this video, Daphne and I talk about how middle managers in America are facing uncertainty (something that I can see happening over here) and Binance buying rival FTX…

Nov 8, 2022 • 18min
Episode 592: Ryanair’s triumph vs Foxconn buying into Lordstown…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Ryanair’s solid performance and whether Foxconn buying more into Lordstown is a good idea…

Nov 7, 2022 • 22min
Episode 591: Meta layoffs vs Arrival’s troubled departure…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Daphne and I talk about tough times at Meta and questionable developments at Arrival…

Nov 4, 2022 • 15min
Episode 590: Twitter-slashing vs Saudi Arabia’s new EV company…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the latest dramatic goings-on at Twitter and how Saudi Arabia’s Ceer could emerge as a proper EV player…

Nov 3, 2022 • 22min
Episode 589: Shein copycats vs global trade slowdown…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about whether Shein copycats can prosper and when the global slowdown might end…

Nov 2, 2022 • 21min
Episode 588: the end of WFH vs a potential consumer spending boom…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about peak WFH and whether consumers will surprise everyone by spending more money going into the end of the year…

Nov 1, 2022 • 22min
Episode 587: Britishvolt’s demise vs Twitter’s future…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Britishvolt’s downfall and what may lie in store for Twitter…

Oct 31, 2022 • 9min
Episode 586: Meta’s sell-off and why…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, I’m flying solo as we had some technical difficulties! Anyway, I’m talking about why Meta is unlikely to change its course towards the meta verse despite investor pressure…

Oct 28, 2022 • 21min
Episode 585: TikTok in gaming vs Big Tech’s shocker…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Michael and I talk about TikTok’s plans to get into gaming and the prospects for Big Tech after this largely shocking week for the whole industry…