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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Feb 26, 2021 • 24min
Episode 145: India’s crackdown on social vs Klarna’s huge rise in transactions vs Beyond Meat’s deal
In this episode of #WeAskWatson, Imogen, Duncan and I talk about India’s crackdown on social media and what that could mean from the giants, the potential fragility of Klarna’s success and the major deal signed by Beyond Meat...
Feb 25, 2021 • 30min
Episode 144: Hyundai EV recall vs Ikea ideas vs VR holidays...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Imogen, Duncan and I talk about the impact of Hyundai’s massive EV recall, Ikea’s transition to a new format and whether we’ll all be going on a virtual holiday!
Feb 24, 2021 • 16min
Episode 143: Lucid Motors’ IPO vs complications with taxing online retailers...#WeAskWatson
In today’s episode, we chat about whether the forthcoming Lucid Motors IPO is more about form than substance and the tricky business of deciding on how to level the playing field between offline and online retailers...
Feb 23, 2021 • 19min
Episode 142: BoJo’s freedom implications vs Facebook’s U-turn in Australia...#WeAskWatson
In today’s episode, Jerry and I talk about the potential effects of BoJo’s path to freedom and the implications of Facebook’s decision to relent on Australia...
Feb 22, 2021 • 24min
Episode 141: The “experiential” high street vs an EV future for the UK...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the evolution of the UK high street and the potential EV future for the UK.
Feb 21, 2021 • 29min
Episode 140: The Weekly Wrap where we reflect on the week’s events...#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Jerry and I chat about some of the key business and financial markets developments of the week just gone.
Feb 19, 2021 • 23min
Episode 139: Putting the “dodgy” in dogecoin vs how to stop a repeat ofWallstreetBets...#WeAskWatson
In this episode Mhairi and I discuss Elon Musk’s latest actions with dogecoin and how to stop another WallStreetBets/ Robinhood from happening...
Feb 18, 2021 • 23min
Episode 138: Google/News Corp vs Ford’s electrifying announcement...#WeAskWatson
In today’s episode, Mhairi and I talk about the implications of Google’s decision to pay News Corp (and Facebook’s decision NOT to pay) as well as the reasons behind Ford committing to going electric by 2030.
Feb 17, 2021 • 25min
Episode 137: cannabis vs social media censorship...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Mhairi and I discuss whether London could be the next trading hub for medicinal cannabis companies as well as Twitter’s censorship issues in India and the wider implications...
Feb 16, 2021 • 20min
Episode 136: Jaguar going electric vs Coventry Airport’s potential giga factory...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Mhairi and I talk about Jaguar’s decision to go 100% electric and why a Coventry Airport gigafactory might kill two birds with one stone...
