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 757: Netflix changes vs the battle between Temu and Shein…#WeAskWatson 20.07.2023

In this episode, Ondine and I talk about Netflix’s decent performance and how Temu is taking on the giant Shein…

Episode 756: Regulators keep fighting vs writers push back against AI…#WeAskWatson 19.07.2023

In this episode, Ondine and I talk about how regulators are behaving towards Big Tech these days and what they are trying to achieve as well as talking about how writers are trying to get fairly compensated in the world of AI and chatbots scraping data from the internet…

Episode 755: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 10th July 2023) 16.07.2023

In this much-shorter-than-usual episode, Ralph and I talk about Toyota, hydrogen fuel cells and broader battery developments...

Episode 754: BP’s renewables commitment vs the war for content on social media…#WeAskWatson 14.07.2023

In this episode, Adam and I take a look at BP’s latest renewables deal and how a war for social media content is breaking out…

Episode 753: More property nightmares vs AI chatbots regurgitating their own garbage…#WeAskWatson 13.07.2023

In this episode, Adam and I talk about ongoing property nightmares and how AI chatbots could be in danger of regurgitating their own content…

Episode 752: Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cells and Amazon vs Europe…#WeAskWatson 12.07.2023

In this episode, Adam and I talk about Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cells and how Amazon is trying to wriggle out of obligations laid down in the forthcoming Digital Services Act legislation…

Episode 751: Disney theme park slowdown vs the call to reduce wage demands…#WeAskWatson 11.07.2023

In this episode, Adam and I talk about a slowdown for Disney’s theme parks and why Hunt’n Bailey are asking for us not to be so “greedy”…

Episode 750: Saudi Arabia in sport vs Shein aiming for Amazon…#WeAskWatson 10.07.2023

In this episode, Adam and I talk about the money that Saudi Arabia is putting into sport and how Shein is stretching its wings…

Episode 749: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 3rd July 2023) 09.07.2023

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about why interest rates are taking so long to calm inflation, China's retaliation on chips that created such a stir and Toyota's ground-breaking discovery on solid-state EV batteries that could change the whole landscape...

Episode 748: AI in recruitment vs a potential repeal of EU law…#WeAskWatson 07.07.2023

In this episode, Karina and I talk about how AI in recruitment might be about to change and how Chancellor Hunt could be on the verge of making a massive post-Brexit change to a law that had a huge effect on investment banks and investors…

Episode 747: Authors take on AI vs the Threads launch…#WeAskWatson 06.07.2023

In this episode, Karina and I talk about Authors taking OpenAI to court and Twitter-killer Threads actually gets launched…

Episode 746: China’s chip response vs the new Twitter-killer 04.07.2023

In this episode, Karina and I talk about China’s latest response to sanctions and how Threads could be a major threat to Twitter…

Episode 745: UK consumer trends vs crypto miners repurposing…#WeAskWatson 03.07.2023

In this episode, Karina and I talk about what UK consumers are spending their money on (and what they’re NOT spending their money on) and how some crypto miners are switching to AI…

Episode 744: AI investment frenzy vs what could stop AI in its tracks…#WeAskWatson 30.06.2023

In this episode, Sarah and I talk about the latest AI company to attract massive investment - Inflection AI - and a $3bn lawsuit that could become AI’s ultimate party-pooper…

Episode 743: exciting times for AI in gaming vs the nightmare of Thames Water… 29.06.2023

In this episode, Sarah and I talk about some amazing AI developments in gaming and the nightmare that is Thames Water…

Episode 741: Boots’ plans vs Zalando taking on the Digital Services Act…#WeAskWatson 28.06.2023

In this episode, Sarah and I talk about the future direction for Boots and why Zalando is taking on Europe…

Episode 740: The changing face of Canary Wharf vs Aston Martin’s relief…#WeAskWatson 27.06.2023

In this episode, Sarah and I talk about how Canary Wharf might have to usher in a new era and how Aston Martin’s new deal with Lucid could consolidate its future…

Episode 739: Law firms in Saudi Arabia vs due diligence companies in China…#WeAskWatson 26.06.2023

In this episode, Sarah and I talk about why more law firms are setting up shop in Saudi Arabia and how the clampdown on due diligence companies in China will ultimately limit the inflow of foreign investment…

Epside 738: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 19th June 2023) 25.06.2023

In this episode, Ralph and I did a much shorter than usual chat because I had to go and pick my son up from his school trip! We spoke about bid speculation surrounding Amazon potentially buying Ocado.

Episode 737: Turkey’s shocking about-face…#WeAskWatson 23.06.2023

In this episode, Christina and I talk about a potential return to economic orthodoxy for Turkey in a shocking turn of events…

Episode 736: Amazon facing another FTC lawsuit vs Halfords’ prospects…#WeAskWatson 22.06.2023

In this episode, Christina and I talk about Amazon getting into yet more trouble and where Halfords’ real prospects lie…#WeAskWatson

Episode 735: Frasers Group goes shopping (again) vs more developments on mortgages…#WeAskWatson 21.06.2023

In this episode, Christina and I talk about the reasoning behind Frasers Group’s latest acquisitions and the latest panic in mortgages…

Episode 734: Airbus’s MASSIVE plane order vs nightmarish mortgage rates…#WeAskWatson 20.06.2023

In this episode, Christina and I talk about Airbus’s incredible plane order from IndiGo and why the government paying our mortgages isn’t quite as good an idea as it sounds…

Episode 733: Peter & Ralph's Weekly Chat (w/c 12th June 2023) 18.06.2023

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about companies investing in China, the increasing ridiculousness of AI and the ongoing evolution of ESG.

Episode 732: The weirdness of ESG classifications vs the end of Odey Asset Management…#WeAskWatson 16.06.2023

In this episode, Marta and I talk about how ESG classifications rank tobacco companies above Tesla and why I was so surprised to see Odey being broken up…

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