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.
Episodes
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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...
Feb 15, 2021 • 15min
Episode 135: Biden/G7 vs Private Equity-powered markets...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Mhairi and I talk about what might be discussed at the G7 meeting this week and how private equity money may power UK markets over 2021
Feb 13, 2021 • 38min
Episode 134: The weekly wrap where we reflect on the week’s events...#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Emily and I talk about oil recovery and prospects for 2021, dating apps, whether following recommendations of certain individuals is a good thing or not and prospects for the high street.
Feb 12, 2021 • 17min
Episode 133: Microsoft/newspapers vs Clubhouse...#WeAskWatson
In today’s episode, Duncan and I talk about what’s going on in Australia regarding Big Tech and newspapers and then go on to discuss Clubhouse and how it might develop
Feb 11, 2021 • 25min
Episode 132: Cannabis investing vs the munchies...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Wallstreetbets’ latest target (weed) and whether investors should be getting involved in railway station/airport plays like SSP or whether they’ll get more bang for their buck more quickly by putting their money into the high street...
Feb 10, 2021 • 16min
Episode 131: Match.com’s new purchase vs rising toy sales...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Match Group’s expansion into more platonic areas and Mattel’s hopes that rising toy sales are here to stay.
