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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Jun 23, 2021 • 16min
Episode 239: Doughnuts 🍩 vs gambling 🎰…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Leanne and I discuss the upcoming IPO of Krispy Kreme and what the opening of a new mega-casino in Las Vegas is going to do for the local economy…
Jun 22, 2021 • 19min
Episode 238: dilution of WFH vs Revolut’s prospects
In this episode, Leanne and I talk about who could benefit if more people return to the office than anticipated and how Revolut’s expansion could power a bright future for the challenger bank
Jun 21, 2021 • 24min
Episode 237: post-Brexit labour shortages vs newly qual’d lawyers on $200k…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Leanne and I talk about the labour shortages in the UK made worse by Brexit and the current trend of US law firms paying newly qualified lawyers $200k to attract talent…
Jun 18, 2021 • 29min
Episode 236: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about what has been a very eventful week in the world of business and financial markets news! We cover the increasing US and UK inflation fears, the latest on Bitcoin, employment trends both sides of The Pond and what’s going on in the world of automotive…
Jun 18, 2021 • 20min
Episode 235: OnlyFans’ potential IPO vs Halford’s inadvertent success…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about how OnlyFans wants to use IPO money to go more mainstream as well as how Halford’s has managed to be in all the right places at all the right times under lockdown!
Jun 17, 2021 • 20min
Episode 234: UK gigafactories vs Sony’s podcast acquisition…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about whether UK gigafactories are all that good for the environment and what the implications might be of the continuing trend of big media players buying up podcasts…
Jun 16, 2021 • 17min
Episode 233: Aussie beef vs Chanel success…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the impact of the new trade deal between Australia and the UK as well as whether or not the boom that Chanel is experiencing will continue…
Jun 15, 2021 • 18min
Episode 232: Construction worker shortage vs Lordstown lies…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the effects of the shortage of UK construction workers and how Lordstown’s admissions sound like a repeat of what happened with Nikola last year…
Jun 14, 2021 • 16min
Episode 231: Shein’s cheekiness vs Meatless Farm’s fund raising…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Shein’s problems with IP and Meatless Farm’s ambitions!
Jun 11, 2021 • 28min
Episode 230: Here’s our weekly roundup where we reflect on the week’s events...#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Jerry and I talk about a very eventful week for crypto, minimum corporate taxes, employment in the UK and the potential for a summer chock full of IPOs!
