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.
Episodes
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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…
Oct 27, 2022 • 23min
Episode 584: Rishi “no fracking” Sunday vs peak advertising…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Michael and I talk about Sunak’s decision revert to an anti-fracking stance and whether advertising spend has peaked…
Oct 26, 2022 • 24min
Episode 583: Google/Microsoft being meh vs Adidas ditching Ye…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Michael and I talk about the prospects for tech and the long-term viability of having celeb endorsements…
Oct 25, 2022 • 16min
Episode 582: FCA and Big Tech on fintech vs the deluge of profit warnings…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Michael and I talk about the FCA’s interest in Big Tech and their forays into fintech as well as the current state of corporate UK given the deluge of profit warnings we are seeing…
