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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Oct 6, 2020 • 16min
Episode 49: Google vs India vs Indonesia’s Omnibus Law...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Elif and I talk about the backlash that Google is feeling in India at the moment and Indonesia’s rushed labour reforms...
Oct 5, 2020 • 16min
Episode 48: Covid-inspired working practices vs China’s new vaccine...#WeAskWatson (with Elif)
In this episode, Elif and I talk about how more WFH is going to impact working practices in future and what’s going on with China’s new coronavirus vaccine...
Oct 2, 2020 • 21min
Episode 47: What’s going to happen to the US election vs M&S developments...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Stephanie and I discuss the impact of Trump testing positive for the coronavirus on the potential result of the upcoming US election as well as what M&S needs to do to appeal to its customers...
Oct 1, 2020 • 16min
Episode 46: will saving Britons kill the economy? #WeAskWatson
In this episode, Stephanie and I talk about how the economy might be stifled by Britons deciding to save more than they spend...
Sep 30, 2020 • 20min
Episode 45: Potential approval of Google/Fitbit vs rise of the fashion bots...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Stephanie and I talk about the likely approval of Google’s purchase of Fitbit and the rise of the fashion bots...
Sep 29, 2020 • 17min
Episode 44: Caesars’ purchase of William Hill vs Pizza Hut problems...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Stephanie and I talk about why Caesars is interested in buying William Hill and whether Pizza Hut has a future...
Sep 28, 2020 • 18min
Episode 43: UK house prices vs Meatless Farm...#WeAskWatson (with Stephanie)
In today’s episode, Stephanie and I talk about the prospects for UK house prices and how meat alternatives continue to grow...
Sep 25, 2020 • 14min
Episode 42: the Coalition for App Fairness vs scary Amazon...#WeAskWatson (Rebecca’s first one!)
In this episode, Becca and I talk about the growing resistance to Apple’s App Store practices as well as how much Amazon is encroaching on your life and what it might do with the data...
Sep 24, 2020 • 16min
Episode 41: WFH vs Apple in India...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Emily and I discuss the impact of office workers going back to WFH on related businesses as well as Apple’s expansion in India and whether it should put more effort into India than China...
Sep 23, 2020 • 15min
Episode 40: We agree! FCA vs insurers and the implications on home and car insurance...#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Emily and I agree (for once!) on our favourite story - which was the FCA’s decision on home and car insurers. Rising yearly premiums may be a thing of the past - but will we all just be paying with higher premiums anyway?
