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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Dec 4, 2021 • 39min
Episode 359: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I talk a bit about inflation, the importance of the NSR as an alternative to the Suez Canal, developments in nuclear FUSION (not fission) and the latest attack on Big Tech…
Dec 3, 2021 • 23min
Episode 358: Shell walks away from Cambo vs the UK’s new listing rules…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Ines and I talk about the impact of Shell walking away from what could be a big project in the North Sea and what sort of impact the UK’s new listing rules might have.
Dec 2, 2021 • 20min
Episode 357: Creativity with department stores vs Selfridges’ biggest opportunity…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Ines and I talk about the increasingly creative uses of town centre space vacated by department stores in addition to what may lie in store for Selfridges…
Dec 1, 2021 • 21min
Episode 356: CMA toughness vs Inditex’s nepotism…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Ines and I chat about the CMA’s decision on Giphy and Inditex’s surprise management reshuffle…
Nov 30, 2021 • 18min
Episode 355: Plant-based “meat” blues vs Dorsey quitting Twitter…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Ines and I talk about why plant-based alt-protein is having a bad time at the moment as well as whether Jack Dorsey stepping down as CEO of Twitter is a good thing or not…👍
Nov 29, 2021 • 20min
Episode 354: Meta battles the CMA vs Peloton and gyms…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the CMA potentially scuppering Meta’s proposed acquisition of Giphy and how Peloton and gyms should perhaps get together.
Nov 27, 2021 • 48min
Episode 353: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I chat through some of the week’s key developments despite Ralph feeling “a bit weird” 😁
Nov 26, 2021 • 16min
Episode 352: Beijing’s robotaxis vs new variants spooking the travel industry…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Elif and I talk about the merits of robotaxis in Beijing and the nervousness caused by news of the new variant…
Nov 25, 2021 • 24min
Episode 351: Mulberry’s UK production vs Lidl’s UK expansion plans…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, India and I talk about Mulberry’s plans to increase UK production and Lidl’s plans to expand in the UK over the next four years…
Nov 24, 2021 • 20min
Episode 350: London SPAC vs Compass’ remote catering…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, India and I talk about London’s new SPAC and how Compass’s catering business is evolving…
