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 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…
Nov 9, 2021 • 23min
Episode 338: Gymshark vs PwC’s expansion in China…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I discuss the future of Gymshark and whether PwC’s big China expansion plans will work out…
Nov 8, 2021 • 18min
Episode 337: Musk’s tweet vs restaurant tech…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about what might be behind Musk’s latest tweet and how restaurants have had to change over lockdown.
Nov 5, 2021 • 48min
Episode 336: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph (ex-City research analyst and ex-colleague of mine!) and I discuss some of the interesting stories from this week including reaction to COP26, the government’s oil dilemma, the Bank of England leaving interest rates unchanged, NFTs in BTS and how NFTs could develop in the future…
