Peter Watson

Commercial Awareness with Watson’s Daily business and financial news

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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.

Author

Peter Watson

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News

Podcast website

www.watsonsdaily.com

Latest episode

May 3, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 482: Klarna and Gorillas…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup 29.05.2022

In this episode, Ralph and I look at the implications of decisions made this week by Klarna and Gorillas on BNPL and rapid grocery delivery respectively…

Episode 481: Windfall tax vs Listing rules…#WeAskWatson 27.05.2022

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the impact of Sunak’s windfall tax and changes in stock exchange listing rules…

Episode 480: Stellantis/Samsung battery JV vs VW’s big payout…#WeAskWatson 26.05.2022

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the new Stellantis/Samsung JV and what’s next for VW…

Episode 479: Clubbing in the metaverse…#WeAskWatson 25.05.2022

In this episode, Apolloniya and I chat about the possibilities of partying in the metaverse!

Episode 478: SEC cracks down on ESG vs Snap’s problems…#WeAskWatson 24.05.2022

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the SEC’s crackdown on greenwashing and challenges facing Snap…

Episode 477: Primary offices vs M&S’s new chapter…#WeAskWatson 23.05.2022

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the two-tier commercial property market in the UK and whether M&S is going to disprove the doubters…

Episode 476: Exit from Covid, NATO and cars…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup 23.05.2022

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Greggs, Putin/NATO and Tesla’s week to forget…

Episode 475: Mercedes sticking with high end vs Amazon becoming the king of streaming…#WeAskWatson 20.05.2022

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Mercedes’ decision to really focus on high-end and Amazon’s march to become the king of streaming…

Episode 474: Impossible Foods vs Tesla’s pain…#WeAskWatson 19.05.2022

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Impossible Foods coming to the UK and why Elon Musk is so angry about Tesla being demoted from the S&P500’s ESG Index.

Episode 473: More inflation vs Mastercard’s new biometric system…#WeAskWatson 18.05.2022

In this wide-ranging episode, Duncan and I talk about today’s big rise in inflation and the implications of Mastercard’s new “smile to pay” system…

Episode 472: Finland/Sweden/NATO/Putin vs Uber One in the UK…#WeAskWatson 17.05.2022

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Putin’s reaction to Finland and Sweden applying to join NATO and about Uber’s new idea for the UK…

Episode 471: the demise of just-in-time vs dodgy diamonds…#WeAskWatson 16.05.2022

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about how just-in-case is taking the place of just-in-time and how increasing importance put on the provenance of diamonds could make man-made diamonds even more attractive…

Episode 470: Ralph and I talk about the path out of Covid and other stories…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup 14.05.2022

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the path out of Covid, developments in Grindr’s imminent IPO, Elon Musk’s “hesitancy” with Twitter and potential dodginess with electric pickup truck maker Rivian…

Episode 469: Disney+ success vs Airbnb changes and prospects…#WeAskWatson 12.05.2022

In this example, Sam and I talk about the relative success of Disney+ vs Netflix’s recent disappointment and the changes and prospects for Airbnb

Episode 468: EA/Fifa breakup vs an open metaverse vs Peloton…#WeAskWatson 11.05.2022

In this episode, Sam and I talk about EA and Fifa, the prospect of an “open” metaverse and the downfall of Peloton…

Episode 467: the red-hot used EV market vs the death of SPACs…#WeAskWatson 10.05.2022

In this episode, Sam and I talk about the EV market’s present and future as well as the potential death of SPACs…

Episode 466: Household finances vs pressure to act on utility bills…#WeAskWatson 09.05.2022

In this episode, Sam and I talk about pressure on household finances and increasing calls for Sunak to bail us out…

Episode 465: Ralph and I talk about three themes from the week…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup 08.05.2022

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the future of healthcare post-Covid, windfall taxes and “banter” lawsuits…

Episode 464: Peloton’s quandary vs an opportunity for Shopify…#WeAskWatson 06.05.2022

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about Peloton’s future plans and a possible opening for Shopify while eBay and Etsy are sleeping…

Episode 463: “Banter” lawsuits vs Boohoo/Joules…#WeAskWatson 05.05.2022

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about the increasing prevalence of “banter” lawsuits and who will win out of Boohoo and Joules, who have been through a rough patch recently…

Episode 462: BP/windfall taxes vs car sharing…#WeAskWatson 04.05.2022

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about potential windfall taxes for the oil and gas industry and whether car-sharing is still a “thing”…

Episode 461: Apple’s EU lawsuit vs supermarket/farmer wars…#WeAskWatson 03.05.2022

In this episode, Apolloniya and I talk about EU vs Apple and the effect of the supermarket price war on farmers…

Episode 460: Ralph and I chat about some of the week’s big themes…#WatsonsWeeklyRoundup 30.04.2022

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the big week we’ve just had in tech, but we also talk about banks and supermarkets. This is our first episode that you can also SEE as we did this as a video as well 👍

Episode 459: Germany’s delicate situation vs Amazon’s slowing momentum…#WeAskWatson 29.04.2022

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about how Germany and Austria are getting around sanctions to pay for Russian energy and whether Amazon will recover from a slowdown in momentum…

Episode 458: The waning of Spotify vs another boom for warehousing…#WeAskWatson 28.04.2022

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about how Spotify is losing steam and what it could do to remedy this as well as why warehousing demand is likely to continue going into the end of the year (and beyond!)

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