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 4, 2022 • 16min
Episode 534: Nationwide changing focus vs US tempting chip companies…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Nationwide’s change of focus and how the US is making chip companies consider their relationships with China…
Aug 3, 2022 • 23min
Episode 533: Purplebricks’ failure vs the end of the DIY boom…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Purplebricks’ failure and prospects as well as what’s going to happen now that the DIY boom appears to have ended…
Aug 2, 2022 • 22min
Episode 532: JD Sports’ sale of Footasylum vs Pearson’s future…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about JD Sports’s future and that of Pearson, who is trying to transition from analogue to digital…
Aug 1, 2022 • 21min
Episode 531: lawyer salaries vs London escapees…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about whether big lawyer salaries are sustainable and whether the increasing number of London escapees implies a property bubble…
Jul 29, 2022 • 26min
Episode 530: Jack Ma’s retreat vs Twitter in limbo…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about why Jack Ma’s withdrawal from Ant Group could help get it closer to flotation and what Twitter could do to pick itself up once the Musk case ends…
Jul 28, 2022 • 24min
Episode 529: Bitcoin law changes vs Spotify’s success…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about some proposed changes to the law on Bitcoin and why Spotify managed to buck the Netflix trend…
Jul 27, 2022 • 24min
Episode 528: Alibaba.com’s American failure vs should we tax the rich…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about where Alibaba went wrong in America and why rich people may get taxed more…
Jul 26, 2022 • 24min
Episode 527: the demise of chip shops vs WH Smith’s American success…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the imminent demise of British chip shops and how WH Smith is managing to make a splash in the US…
Jul 22, 2022 • 21min
Episode 526: ECB’s interest rate hike vs Amazon taking over our lives…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Will and I talk about the impact of the ECB hike in interest rates as well as reaction to Amazon’s deepening involvement with healthcare…
Jul 21, 2022 • 28min
Episode 525: shocking facts about shopping centres vs IG/TikTok as news sources…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Will and I talk about some shocking facts about malls and why IG and TikTok should not be your primary news sources!
