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.
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Apr 19, 2022 • 20min
Episode 452: gyms on the high street vs Twitter’s poison pill…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about gyms eyeing up cheap rents on the UK high street and Twitter’s decision to defend itself against unsolicited takeover bids…
Apr 14, 2022 • 26min
Episode 451: TikTok success vs the unionisation (or not) of Starbucks…#WeAskWatson
In this episode Marianna and I talk about the future of TikTok and why Starbucks’ “new” CEO is so hung up about unions…
Apr 13, 2022 • 25min
Episode 450: the state of UK employment vs Rolls-Royce’s nuclear future…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Maria Anna and I talk about unemployment reaching pre-pandemic levels and what wages are doing as well as what the future holds for Rolls-Royce regarding nuclear power generation…
Apr 12, 2022 • 21min
Episode 449: M&S price cuts vs Epic/Sony/Lego and the metaverse…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Marianna and I talk about the impact of M&S cutting prices and how Sony and Lego giving $2bn to Epic might affect the metaverse…
Apr 11, 2022 • 22min
Episode 448: London property prices vs ASOS’s downfall…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Marianna and I talk about rising London property prices, why ASOS has done so badly and what could unfold from now…
Apr 10, 2022 • 43min
Episode 447: Ralph and I chat about some of this week’s key themes in…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about some of the week’s key themes…
Apr 7, 2022 • 20min
Episode 446: Shanghai lockdown vs UK used car prices…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Agata and I talk about the effects of the current Shanghai lockdown and whether dealerships are right to be confident about their prospects for the rest of the year…
Apr 6, 2022 • 1h 11min
Episode 445: GM and Honda on cheap EVs vs Shein’s amazing valuation…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Agata and I talk about GM and Honda’s joint mission to make EVs more affordable and Shein’s incredible valuation!
Apr 5, 2022 • 21min
Episode 444: Flight delays vs Elon buying into Twitter…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Agata and I talk about the prospects for air travel in light of current staff shortages and what Elon Musk’s involvement in Twitter might mean for the future…
Apr 4, 2022 • 22min
Episode 443: The four-day-week experiment vs Amazon workers getting unionised…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Agata and I talk about the UK experiment with the four-day week and what’s going with Amazon employees unionising…
