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Commercial Awareness with Watson’s Daily business and financial news Peter Watson
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4.9 • 77 Ratings
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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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Episode 793: The need for insurance in space vs Lululemon/Peloton playing nice…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Kate and I talk about the increasing need for insurance in space and how Lululemon and Peloton have put past rivalries aside to work together…
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Episode 792: First-time buyer nightmares vs Meta abandoning its London office…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Kate and I talked about difficulties faced by first-time buyers and why Meta has paid landlord British Land a whopping £149m to get out of its lease!
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Episode 791: HS2 issues vs Aldi’s progress…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Kate and I talk about HS2 problems and how far Aldi can go…
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Episode 790: All about Rishi Sunak’s week…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the rather eventful week that Sunak has had - and its implications…
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Episode 789: WhatsApp Pay in India vs BYD in Japan…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about WhatsApp launching payments in India and why I think BYD won’t be successful in Japan…
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Episode 788: Disney’s plans vs Sunak’s environmental back-pedalling…#WeAskWatson
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the way forward for Disney and Sunak’s dramatic turnaround on climate commitments…
Customer Reviews
Great way to keep up to date with key commercial stories!
This podcast has really helped me to get to grips with key commercial issues as they are happening. Combined with the newsletter it has transformed my understanding of current business news. Thank you!
Essential Listening
This podcast (and the Daily newsletter) have been instrumental in developing my ability to analyse and evaluate the commercial implications of the business headlines.
The insights on the podcast not only update me on what is happening but point out new opportunities and challenges. Even speculating on future strategies and developments.
Excellent resource
Thank you so much Peter for such a great initiative! Your podcasts really helped me to understand what a commercial awareness conversation may sound like!
It also helps me to stay aware of the latest business news while saving time!
Thank you so much!