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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Apr 30, 2021 • 21min
Episode 195: Copper vs Huawei’s nightmare...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about why the copper price is so strong at the moment (and the implications) and whether Huawei’s “short term” pain could morph into America’s long term pain in a few years’ time...
Apr 29, 2021 • 46min
Episode 194: “The Three Headhunters” cover career trends in law, investment banking and accountancy
In this special edition, I ask three headhunters from investment banking, law and accountancy to talk about past and future career trends in their respective areas. #WatsonsCareers
Apr 29, 2021 • 21min
Episode 193: Mischon de Reya’s potential IPO vs Dixons/WH Smith contrast...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Mischon de Reya’s plans to float and how Dixons and WH Smith’s approach differ towards their travel-related businesses...
Apr 28, 2021 • 20min
Episode 192: City living vs Tesla under-the-hood...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the effect of falling London rents and the challenges facing Tesla under the surface of a strong set of Q1 results
Apr 27, 2021 • 10min
Episode 191: Tesla’s strong Q1 vs OnlyFans’ lockdown success...#SoloWatson
In this episode, I talk a bit more in depth about Tesla’s successful Q1 and its tricky patch with China as well as the success of OnlyFans
Apr 26, 2021 • 11min
Episode 190: The impact of less business travel vs Gousto’s over-optimism...#SoloWatson
In this episode, IT’S JUST ME TALKING about the effects of permanently less business travel and whether Gousto is being overly-optimistic about its prospects.
Apr 24, 2021 • 29min
Episode 189: Here’s our weekly wrap where we reflect on the week’s events...#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Duncan and I look back on a very bizarre week that involved environmental promises, tough times for Tesla, more positivity for the UK and a massive drama in football...
Apr 23, 2021 • 19min
Episode 188: HBO Max beating Netflix vs US airlines’ summer recovery...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about why HBO Max managed to beat Netflix in Q1 for new subscribers as well as the increasingly bright prospects for US airlines (and potentially not so bright prospects for European ones) this summer.
Apr 22, 2021 • 16min
Episode 187: Amazon’s palm-based shopping vs Uber Eat’s move into Germany...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jamie and I talk about naked shopping and German takeaways...
Apr 21, 2021 • 16min
Episode 186: Netflix disappointment vs Primark sticking to offline retail...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jamie and I talk about the near-term future for Netflix and why Primark insists on NOT selling online!
