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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Nov 5, 2021 • 22min
Episode 335: BTS NFTs vs Peloton slowing down…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yenli and I talk about new NFTs in K-pop kings BTS and the future of Peloton…
Nov 4, 2021 • 20min
Episode 334: the renewables future vs BMW’s conservative EV forecasts…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yenli and I talk about an important new power storage initiative and BMW’s reticence on an EV future…
Nov 3, 2021 • 23min
Episode 333: ByteDance/TikTok’s reorganisation vs Maersk basking in supply chain misery…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yenli and I talk about the benefits of ByteDance’s overhaul as well as the prospects for Maersk, which announced a record-breaking quarter with more to come…
Nov 2, 2021 • 26min
Episode 332: What’s all the fuss about IPOs? #WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yenli and I chat a bit about IPOs, what they are, why companies do them etc. This is a very simplified version of what can be quite a complicated topic!
Nov 1, 2021 • 25min
Episode 331: InPost vs UK second hand car prices…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Yenli and I talk about InPost’s expansion of delivery lockers in the UK and how crazy second hand car prices could have a detrimental effect on the automotive industry as a whole…
Oct 29, 2021 • 47min
Episode 330: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about some of the week’s notable happenings including the UK Budget, advertising as an leading economic indicator, consumer fears, what’s going on in the housing market and Facebook’s future.
Oct 29, 2021 • 23min
Episode 329: Facebook/Meta vs Tesco/Gorillas…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the Meta-future and whether there really is demand out there for grocery deliveries within 10 minutes…
Oct 28, 2021 • 25min
Episode 328: BP/Daimler’s deal with hydrogen trucks vs Hertz’s Uber deal on Tesla cars…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Megan and I talk about the implications of BP’s deal with Daimler on hydrogen powered lorries and Herz’s deal with Uber to supply it with Tesla vehicles…
Oct 26, 2021 • 23min
Episode 327: Facebook’s ad disappointment vs Zooplus and petcare potential…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Megan and I talk about the ongoing effect of Apple’s privacy changes on ad revenues and the market potential for petcare as Zooplus gets a buyer.
Oct 25, 2021 • 14min
Episode 326: London’s bigger ULEZ vs consumer spend in restaurants…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Megan and I discuss the implications of a bigger ULEZ for London and whether restaurant chains should expand now as household budgets get tighter and tighter…
