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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Mar 25, 2021 • 21min
Episode 170: John Lewis/M&S vs Ant Group crackdown implications...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Alisa and I talk about John Lewis’ latest decision and whether it is turning into M&S in addition to considering the implications of the current Chinese authority crackdown on Ant Group.
Mar 24, 2021 • 30min
Episode 169: Commercial implications of the legalisation of cannabis in the UK...#WatsonsChats
In this episode, Watson’s Daily ambassador Gaby Kaza and I chat with Paul North, Director at Volteface, a drugs-focused think-tank. We exchange views on what the current situation is on legalisation in the UK and what would need to happen for the UK to emulate the US and Canada in terms of the availability of products containing CBD. We also speculate on what commercial and economic implications could be of further regulation. If you would like to know more about Paul’s organisation, please visit https://volteface.me/ . This is a new theme-focused format for Watson’s Daily, so please tell us what you think! Many thanks! This will be in addition to the existing format that you have already become accustomed to!
Mar 24, 2021 • 20min
Episode 168: NFTs vs Goldman Sachs’ working practices...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Alisa and I discuss the proliferation of NFTs as well as what the implications might be for Goldman Sachs following the recent “leaked” report from disgruntled analysts.
Mar 23, 2021 • 23min
Episode 167: Audi’s EV margin prospects vs travel company weakness...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Alisa and I talk about when Audi reckons it’ll be able to get EV and conventional car margins on a par and why travel shares are sliding...
Mar 22, 2021 • 16min
Episode 166: BoJo/EU/vaccines vs Sunak and the digital services tax...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Alisa (along with Georgie!) and I talk about what’s going on re Europe and the vaccine as well as the potential thinking behind Sunak’s delay on implementing a digital services tax...
Mar 19, 2021 • 40min
Episode 165: Here’s our weekly wrap where we reflect on the week’s events...#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about hopes following the Biden boost, the state of the consumer in the US and UK, the latest EV developments and some impressive individual bits of company news...
Mar 19, 2021 • 20min
Episode 164: Alt-meat investment vs the sudden EV subsidy cut...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Will and I discuss what’s going on in the alt-protein world and the impact of the government’s sudden cut of EV subsidies...
Mar 18, 2021 • 24min
Episode 163: Uber implications vs SPAC prospects...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Will and I talk about the ongoing implications of the Uber ruling in the Supreme Court and comment on the continued rise and rise of SPACs
Mar 17, 2021 • 22min
Episode 162: Consumer spending expectations vs Greggs’ past and potential future...
In this episode, Will and I chat about the potential effects of American and British consumers suddenly spending their money as well as what lies ahead for Greggs after what has been a tough year...
Mar 16, 2021 • 20min
Episode 161: US airline take-off vs VW’s commitment to EVs...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Will and I talk about US airlines seeing an uptick in passengers and whether the same will happen soon in Europe as well as VW’s serious commitment to electrifying...
