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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Nov 21, 2021 • 47min
Episode 347: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I chat about US/China nukes, conglomerate break-ups and HS2, among other things…
Nov 18, 2021 • 21min
Episode 346: House of Fraser/Oxford Street vs Watson’s Daily/trading…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Stewart and I talk about the implications of House of Fraser shutting down its Oxford Street flagship as well as millennials getting involved in trading and what’s really the story with Watson’s Daily…
Nov 17, 2021 • 23min
Episode 345: Nvidia/Arm scrutiny vs Redefine Meat…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Stewart and I talk about the Nvidia/Arm kerfuffle and how Israeli start-up Redefine Meat is redefining meat!
Nov 16, 2021 • 21min
Episode 344: Bye-bye conglomerates vs incomplete Teslas…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Stewart and I talk about the ongoing trend of conglomerates slimming down, Shell’s focus on London and whether Tesla delivering incomplete cars is a good thing or not…
Nov 15, 2021 • 21min
Episode 343: Johnson & Johnson break-up vs bicycle shortages…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Stewart and I talk about J&J being the latest conglomerate to break up and we look at why Halfords is pretty calm about bike supplies while high end companies aren’t…
Nov 15, 2021 • 27min
Episode 342: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, ex-City research analyst Ralph Hebgen and I talk about some of the main stories hitting the headlines in the business and financial markets this week.
Nov 12, 2021 • 25min
Episode 341: Netflix vs Beyond Meat…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Apolloniya and I chat about what Netflix can do to grow in what looks like a mature market and what the future of Beyond Meat might hold…
Nov 11, 2021 • 21min
Episode 340: YouTube’s Dislike policy vs M&S’s resurgence…#WeAskWatson
In this episode. Elif and I talk about whether YouTube’s new “Dislike” policy is any good and what M&S can do to continue to build on its current winning streak!
Nov 10, 2021 • 37min
Episode 339: Jakob sets me straight on whether or not I should buy an EV…#WatsonsChats
In this episode, I’m joined by Jakob Bronebakk, who is an owner and fan of electric vehicles and now works within the automotive industry. He objected to my opinion on EVs in last week’s podcast, so I thought it would be great to have him on the podcast to go into more detail. Did he persuade me to get an EV next time I’m in the market for a car? You’ll have to listen to find out 😜
Nov 10, 2021 • 23min
Episode 339: Niantic in the metaverse vs Rivian’s prospects…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Will and I talk about Niantic and the potential fusion of AR and IR worlds as well as what Rivian is going to be up against in the world of electric pick-up trucks…
