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
Mentioned books
Jul 16, 2022 • 33min
Episode 521: Thoughts on populism, inflation taming and Peloton's new direction...#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the rise of populism in the UK and Europe, why the current cost-push inflation we are experiencing is so difficult to control and whether Peloton's desire to morph from a fitness equipment company to a subscription company is the way forward.
Jul 15, 2022 • 22min
Episode 520: Panasonic’s new battery vs affordable treats…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Panasonic’s new gigafactory and next-gen battery as well as a potential trend of consumers still spending on affordable treats…
Jul 14, 2022 • 24min
Episode 519: Nuclear fusion progress vs recruiters raking it in…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the advance in nuclear fusion and how recruiters’ success at raking in the fees might result in a backlash from employers…
Jul 13, 2022 • 18min
Episode 518: Heathrow’s shocker vs the end of SPACs…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Heathrow wanting airlines to cut back on ticket sales and potentially the beginning of the end for SPACs…
Jul 12, 2022 • 21min
Episode 517: 5G from space vs sexy warehousing…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about plans for 5G from space and whether warehousing has more to give…
Jul 11, 2022 • 19min
Episode 516: Twitter shenanigans vs an Italian version of LVMH…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about what’s really going on with Twitter at the moment and how the founder of Diesel is trying to make the Italian equivalent of LVMH or Kering…
Jul 10, 2022 • 43min
Episode 515: The mystery behind London's financial strength and Elon abandoning Twitter...#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
This week, Ralph and I talk about why everyone keeps going on about London being so good at finance and Elon Musk's abandonment of the Twitter takeover.
Jul 8, 2022 • 21min
Episode 514: Evergrande’s 1st ever EV vs Amazon live-streaming…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Alina and I talk about Evergrande’s first electric car and whether Amazon can crack live-streaming!
Jul 7, 2022 • 22min
Episode 513: Amazon Prime’s Grubhub deal vs Meta’s NFT plans (plus some BoJo chat)…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Alina and I talk about Amazon’s deal with Grubhub and why Meta is persisting with its NFT plans. We also end with a bit about BoJo…
Jul 6, 2022 • 26min
Episode 512: Tesco fighting Mars vs a potential e-commerce opportunity for M&S…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Alina and I talk about price increase arguments between Tesco and Mars Petcare as well as TikTok leaving the door open for M&S on e-commerce…
