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 14, 2021 • 18min
Episode 180: More JLR problems and the potential impact of Coinbase...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I chat about Jaguar Land Rover’s latest disappointment and how that might affect their future as well as today’s IPO of America’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase...
Apr 13, 2021 • 20min
Episode 179: Apple/Google on privacy vs Pfizer’s massive vaccine price hike...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the potential effects of increasing privacy concerns regarding contact tracing and the possible trend of increasing vaccine prices...
Apr 12, 2021 • 24min
Episode 178: Alibaba’s fine vs Next/Homebase vs Shell charging...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the implications of Alibaba’s massive fine, what the logic (?) behind the Next/Homebase tie-up and Shell’s announcement on charging stations.
Apr 8, 2021 • 37min
Episode 177: How to “be yourself” in the workplace...#WatsonsCareerSkills
In this episode, I am joined by Ralph Hebgen once more, this time to discuss how to “be yourself” in the workplace. This is a follow on from yesterday’s podcast on “How to survive in a competitive working environment”. I will revert to the usual format of podcast on Monday April 12th, but I hope that you will find this useful in the meantime 👍
Apr 7, 2021 • 39min
Episode 176: How to survive in a competitive work environment...#WatsonCareerSkills
I’m “off” this week, so have decided to publish a short series of careers-related podcasts that will give you advice you probably won’t get from other “official” sources! I’m joined in this podcast by Ralph Hebgen (ex MD level research analyst at three investment banks) and Richard Hoskin (Founding partner of Elbrus Partners, a City Headhunting firm). My “normal” podcasts will be back from April 12th, so don’t worry! I just thought these ones would also be useful for you 👍
Apr 1, 2021 • 22min
Episode 175: Apple’s investment in UnitedMasters vs Deliveroo’s disappointing debut...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Amy and I talk about Apple supporting a potential disrupter in the music industry and Deliveroo’s less-than-stellar performance on its first day of trading on the LSE...
Mar 31, 2021 • 17min
Episode 174: Spotify’s purchase of Locker Room vs Foxconn diversifying into EVs...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Amy and I talk about Spotify’s purchase of Locker Room as part of its wider content strategy and whether Foxconn’s diversification into automotive platform assembly will actually work...
Mar 30, 2021 • 16min
Episode 173: the effect of Chinese influencers vs Cazoo heading stateside for an IPO...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Amy and I talk about the effect that influencers have in China and whether that will come over here in addition to the reasoning behind Cazoo heading over to the US for an IPO.
Mar 29, 2021 • 18min
Episode 172: a possible saviour for takeaways vs the potential of what3words...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Amy and I talk about how sudden takeaway drop-off could be avoided as lockdown lifts and we also discuss the future possibilities for what3words.
Mar 26, 2021 • 17min
Episode 171: H&M’s flak from China vs Legal & General’s shunning of the Deliveroo IPO...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Alisa and I chat about what’s behind the H&M/Nike backlash in China and why Legal & General said that it won’t be taking part in next week’s Deliveroo IPO.
