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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Jul 27, 2021 • 20min
Episode 265: China’s dramatic crackdown on edu-tech…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Alisa and I talk about the potential impact on both society and investors of China’s decision to crackdown on education tech.
Jul 26, 2021 • 19min
Episode 264: Chinese crypto vs the sale of Selfridge…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Alisa and I talk about the prospects of an “official” Chinese cryptocurrency and the implications of the sale of Selfridges…
Jul 25, 2021 • 31min
Episode 263: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about markets, vaccine passports, natural disasters, EVs and what’s going on with the consumer at the moment.
Jul 23, 2021 • 19min
Episode 262: HBO/Netflix vs long-duration batteries…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, we talk about what Netflix needs to do to stem the slowdown in subscriber numbers and how long-duration batteries might solve a lot of problems…
Jul 22, 2021 • 13min
Episode 261: EVs vs insuring natural disasters…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Will and I talk about how EV running costs are now lower than those of conventional cars. We also talk about the increasing costs of insuring natural disasters…
Jul 21, 2021 • 17min
Episode 260: Gym IPOs vs smartphones in India…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Will and I talk about the prospects for gym IPOs and just how much upside there is for Google and Jio’s smartphone in India…
Jul 20, 2021 • 22min
Episode 259: Robinhood’s IPO vs vaccine passports…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Olly and I talk about Robinhood’s flotation plans and the implications of vaccine passports…
Jul 19, 2021 • 43min
Episode 258: WHAT is going on in cyber security at the moment?? A special edition…#WatsonsChats
In this episode, I am joined by Richard Neale, co-founder of the RANt Group, to talk about cyber security. In our chat, we cover what’s going on in China, what issues companies are facing as more data goes onto the cloud and what the dark web is all about. Please join us for an interesting discussion!
Jul 19, 2021 • 22min
Episode 257: Power storage vs Merkel vs the space race…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Olly and I talk about the importance of power storage, Merkel’s reaction to the catastrophic floods and the ridiculous nature of commercial space travel.
Jul 18, 2021 • 39min
Episode 256: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Duncan and I talk through some of the week’s key events in the business and financial markets news. We look at more inflation pressure on both sides of the Atlantic, the ongoing Great Tech Clampdown of China, the consumer’s psyche and a busy week for US banks.
