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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Nov 6, 2020 • 33min
Episode 75: Here’s my weekly wrap of the week’s key business & markets news...#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Emily and I talk about some of the week’s key economic, political and financial markets developments.
Nov 5, 2020 • 15min
Episode 74: US election implications vs gig economy triumph...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jerry and I talk about the implications of an unclear presidential victory and where the gig economy is going from here following the California vote on employee vs contractor status.
Nov 4, 2020 • 20min
Episode 73: Ant Group IPO postponement vs Deloitte expanding in law...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jerry and I talk about the implications of Ant Group’s abrupt IPO cancellation and why Deloitte is expanding its legal practice...
Nov 3, 2020 • 19min
Episode 72: Ocado’s success vs the potential rise of automation...#WeAskWatson
In today’s episode, Jerry and I talk about near-term prospects for Ocado, how the coronavirus outbreak is likely to accelerate the adoption of automation in many industries and how this could impact jobs in the future
Nov 2, 2020 • 19min
Episode 71: retail fears overdone vs macroeconomic blues...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Jerry and I talk about BoJo’s latest pronouncement and the broader macroeconomic implications of Lockdown 2.0
Oct 30, 2020 • 18min
Episode 69: consumers searching for familiarity vs Facebook’s power in ads...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Katherine and I talk about how consumers are seeking out familiarity in these tough times and how immensely powerful Facebook is in advertising...
Oct 30, 2020 • 35min
Episode 70: Here’s my weekly chat about the week’s key business news...#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup
In this episode, Emily and I talk about some of the main developments in this week’s business and financial markets news.
Oct 29, 2020 • 22min
Episode 68: the future of department stores vs Christmas boom/bust...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Katherine and I talk about the possible future for department stores as well as whether Christmas is going to be a boom or a bust...
Oct 28, 2020 • 28min
Episode 67: The state of youth unemployment and how to move forward...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Katherine and I take a different approach and talk about the current statistics on rising youth unemployment. We then discuss practical actions that you can make to pull yourself out of this rut and move forward.
Oct 26, 2020 • 18min
Episode 65: Working from home new alternatives vs why the copper price is so strong...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Emily and I talk about new options for working from home (but not at home), why the copper price is so strong at the moment and why it matters
