Commercial Awareness with Watson’s Daily business and financial news

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.

Episode 358: Shell walks away from Cambo vs the UK’s new listing rules…#WeAskWatson

In this episode, Ines and I talk about the impact of Shell walking away from what could be a big project in the North Sea and what sort of impact the UK’s new listing rules might have.

12-03
22:49

Episode 952: Is AI just used as an excuse for job cuts?

In this episode, Emma Dulinkova and I talk about Amazon's decision to cut 14,000 jobs and whether companies are just using AI as an excuse to sack people they were going to cut anyway...

10-29
23:08

Episode 951: Weekly with Ralph - Superapps vs Driverless taxis in London...

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the potential for superapps and whether driverless taxis will work in London (and what that might mean).The chat about superapps was prompted by a story this week about OpenAI's chief pursuing this with increasing functionality of ChatGPT and Elon Musk's previously-stated desire to make a superapp along the lines of WeChat in China.The chat about driverless taxis was prompted by Waymo coming to London. It'll be in competition with Wayve/Uber and, of course, black cabs among others...

10-19
53:14

Episode 950: Weekly with Ralph - Bubbles and the London market...

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about bubbles in gold, bitcoin and AI as well as the sad decline of the London stock market as a global financial force...

10-12
49:35

Episode 949: Weekly with Ralph - TrumpRx and grief AI

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Trump's new pharma-portal (is it actually as good as it sounds?) as well as the moral and practical implications of AI in grief tech...This episode was recorded on Sunday 5th October 2025

10-09
40:29

Episode 948: Weekly with Ralph - US trade tariffs and insulting your boss

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the latest goings-on with US trade tariffs and whether insulting your boss is a sackable offence...This episode was recorded on Friday 5th September 2025

10-09
21:37

Episode 947: Weekly with Ralph - Trump loading the bases and how to value OpenAI

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Trump tightening his grip on the Fed and how stellar valuations are being justified for OpenAI...

08-10
47:04

Episode 945: ONS failure vs Xiaomi's impressive new car

In this episode, Duncan and I look at the ONS's ongoing failure and Xiaomi's amazing new car launch...

06-29
22:25

Episode 944: Tricky booze vs Musk's super-app

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about Pernod Ricard's woes and Musk's desire for X to become a super-app...

06-22
23:47

Episode 943: Starbucks's China crisis vs whether AI really does make you stupid!

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about what Starbucks should do about its declining business in China and whether AI really does make you stupid (an MIT study says it does!)...

06-18
24:29

Episode 942: Crypto frenzy vs what's up with WhatsApp?

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the latest crypto-related IPO and what's going on with WhatsApp and its decision to show ads...

06-17
27:55

Episode 941: Weekly with Ralph - businesses and WW3 vs the future of power

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about whether it's a good idea for businesses to prepare for WW3 in 2027 and what the future of electricity looks like...just your usual light-hearted chat on a Friday afternoon 😁

06-06
41:33

Episode 940: Weekly with Ralph - Trump's tariff troubles

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the dramatic developments for Trump's tariffs this week and why they actually matter...

06-01
39:54

Episode 939: Weekly with Ralph - the Big Beautiful Bill and virtual research analysts...

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about Trump's centrepiece bill that passed by just one vote. We also talk about UBS using virtual analysts and what that means not just for the equity research profession - but for other professions as well!

05-25
01:04:18

Episode 938: Chinese EV tech vs Virtual analysts...

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about why Chinese EV tech is winning over customers and whether virtual analysts at UBS are a sign of the future in both finance and other professions...

05-21
34:13

Episode 937: Weekly with Ralph - is Trump winning the trade war and how AI could be monetised...

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about whether Trump's "winning" the trade war and how AI could be monetised using Spotify's model...

05-18
50:11

Episode 936: Farmer issues vs how Spotify can monetise AI...

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about how the new US-UK trade deal will affect farmers and how I think Spotify could potentially use its model to monetise AI...

05-15
16:22

Episode 935: US-China tariffs vs vintage gold

In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the US-China tariffs and the rise of vintage!

05-15
21:23

Episode 934: Weekly with Ralph - Trump's masterplan and the death of "traditional" search...

In this episode, Ralph and I talk about why Trump is doing what he's doing re tariffs and trade agreements as well as whether "traditional" search is dead...

05-11
42:28

Episode 933: What to consider when buying a property!

In this episode, Carla and I talk about what things to consider when you are buying a property. This is another example of where "commercial awareness" crosses over with personal finances! I hope that this helps you. The first part of this is in Episode 930.

05-09
37:15

Guitarrick dsfsd

so what would be the solutions? not increasing pay of lower end workers to avoid interest rates to increase affecting the mortgages of people who make enough money to buy properties or else?

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