Commercial Awareness with Watson’s Daily business and financial news

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...

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

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.

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

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...

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.

In this episode, Keira and I talk about potential changes to the high street and the effect that Elon Musk had on Bitcoin (and other things)

In this episode, Jerry and I talk about some of the week’s key events like Ant’s second chance, Daimler splitting itself up and Bezos stepping back among other things!

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the potential pub shopping spree and whether Shell is being too cautious...

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about how chipmakers will benefit from ongoing demand and why Daimler decided to split

In today’s episode, Duncan and I discuss the crackdown on Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) companies, Alibaba’s amazing performance and Jeff Bezos stepping back from Amazon...

In this podcast, Duncan and I talk about how more young people are taking an interest in their money and doing things with it as well as the prospects for consumer spending when lockdown lifts

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the effect of UK betting on sport, the revenues generated by the ongoing private equity bonanza and the impact that the Asos/Topshop deal will have on the UK high street...

In this episode, Emily and I chat about some of the week’s key events including The Great Vaccine Row, amateur vs hedge fund investors, interesting deals and the depressing trend for retail

In this episode, Imogen and I look at why WeWork might be having a second go at doing an IPO and whether the regulators should get involved in the Reddit trader frenzy...

In this episode, Imogen and I talk about the impact of retail investors ganging up on the pro’s and how things are now getting nasty between the EU, the UK and AstraZeneca...

In this episode, Steph and I talk about the implications of Grindr’s fine on Big Tech and data privacy in general as well as discussing what Beyond Meat and PepsiCo will be getting out of their new venture.

In this episode, Steph and I talk about what Shell’s acquisition of Ubitricity means for EV take-up and how Ikea is aiming to become a “circular business”

In this episode, Stephanie and I talk about Boohoo/Debenhams, Asos/Topshop and what the resulting gaps in our high streets might turn into...

In this episode (sorry for the late publication - we actually recorded this on Friday!) Jerry and I talk about the latest in vaccines, cars and batteries and financials...

In this episode, Julia and I talk about the wider implications of Hungary’s approval of the Sputnik V vaccine and potential issues for Tesla in 2021...

In this episode, Julia and I chat about Netflix’s current triumph and the future of streaming as well as vaccine problems in the EU and how the repercussions could get quite serious...

In this episode, Julia and I talk about the ongoing migration of offline to online banking in addition to some potentially exciting developments in EV battery technology. I think that if they sort out batteries, range anxiety and pouring loads of money into expensive charging networks will consigned to history. What do you think?

In this episode, Julia and I talk about how the Russian and Chinese vaccines could really help their respective makers crack the non-domestic market. We also look at the legality of employers forcing you to have the jab and opportunities for the black market!

In this episode, Jerry and I look back at the Trump fallout, more Bitcoin frenzy (with a dash of regulator/ECB scepticism), Tesla’s good and bad news and coronavirus developments