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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Feb 8, 2022 • 20min
Episode 397: rising meat prices vs rising prices everywhere! #WeAskWatson
In this episode, Lauren and I talk about meat, meat alternatives and rising prices across the board!
Feb 7, 2022 • 21min
Episode 397: NFT push-back and Peloton’s potential takeover…
In this episode, Lauren and I talk about problems facing NFTs and how Peloton might benefit from being acquired by a big company after rumours emerged about Amazon and Nike being interested…
Feb 5, 2022 • 46min
Episode 396: Here’s our roundup of some of the week’s big stories…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Spotify, PayPal’s nightmare, Facebook’s prospects and how to solve the cost of living crisis.
Feb 4, 2022 • 21min
Episode 396: Turkey’s inflation problem vs Nintendo’s potential…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Elif and I talk about the unique take Turkey’s president Erdogan has on how to combat inflation and the potential of Nintendo in light of recent gaming developments.
Feb 3, 2022 • 23min
Episode 395: impact of the NSIA on start-up investment vs Britishvolt’s recycling plans…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the implications of the National Security and Investment Act on business investment and Britishvolt’s plans to recycle Li-ion batteries from cars and consumer electronics…
Feb 2, 2022 • 24min
Episode 394: UK house prices vs Tesco/supermarket cost-cutting…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Elif and I talk about UK house price growth and why Tesco and other supermarkets are missing a trick…
Feb 1, 2022 • 23min
Episode 393: CO2 problems vs Spotify’s podcast penchant…#WeAskWatson
In today’s episode, Elif and I talk about an impending problem with CO2 prices that will affect all sorts of household items in addition to what Spotify’s (in)actions say about its future direction…
Jan 31, 2022 • 20min
Episode 392: BoJo as household bill crusader vs Spotify & has it unleashed a monster…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Elif and I talk about government plans to address rocketing utility bills and Spotify’s response to the Joe Rogan backlash…
Jan 30, 2022 • 42min
Episode 391: Here’s our roundup of some of the week’s big stories…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Tesla, LG Energy Solution vs CATL, Facebook’s defeat in crypto, M&S’s launch of teleshopping AS WELL AS our favourite topics at the moment of Russia/Ukraine, BoJo’s furious partying and, of course, inflation 😁
Jan 28, 2022 • 26min
Episode 390: M&S’s new live shopping launch vs changing consumer tastes in China…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Ines and I react to M&S’s new live shopping launch and discuss the success of bling and changing Chinese consumer tastes…
