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...
Jun 29, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 945
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.
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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...
Jun 22, 2025•24 min•Season 1Ep. 944
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!)...
Jun 18, 2025•24 min•Season 1Ep. 943
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...
Jun 17, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 942
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 😁
Jun 06, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 941
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...
Jun 01, 2025•40 min•Season 1Ep. 940
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!
May 25, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 939
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...
May 21, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 938
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...
May 18, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 937
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...
May 15, 2025•16 min•Season 1Ep. 936
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!
May 15, 2025•21 min•Season 1Ep. 935
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...
May 11, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 934
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.
May 09, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 933
Episode 932: Merz's rollercoaster day vs US leisure sector gloom...
In this episode, Merz survives a very dramatic day while American hotel chains and airlines fret about the outlook...
May 07, 2025•21 min•Season 1Ep. 932
Episode 931: Warren Buffett's retirement vs Trump's film tariffs...
In this episode, Duncan and I chat about Warren Buffett's retirement and the shock of Trump's film tariffs...
May 07, 2025•19 min•Season 1Ep. 931
Episode 930: How commercial awareness affects YOUR finances!
In this episode, I chat with Carla Hoppe, founder of Wealthbrite, about how commercial awareness and your personal finances intersect. We look at how inflation, growth and market movements directly affect what goes into YOUR pocket!
May 05, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 930
Episode 929: Tesla's CEO search vs AI investment bankers...
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about leadership succession at Tesla and the consequences of AI in investment banking...
May 01, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 929
Episode 928: Ikea's new store vs Amazon's dilemma...
In this episode, Duncan and I talk about the new Ikea store in Oxford Street and the tariff impact on Amazon's actions...
Apr 30, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 928
Episode 927: Weekly with Ralph - EV battery breakthrough and the future for Tesla...
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about the amazing development announced by CATL - an EV battery that gives you 520km of juice in a charging time of just 5 minutes - and what the future holds for an embattled Tesla
Apr 26, 2025•54 min
Episode 926: Advertising slowdown vs OpenAI's new social media platform......
In this episode, Harshinii and I talk about the slowdown in advertising spend and the potential new OpenAI social media platform...
Apr 17, 2025•21 min•Season 1Ep. 926
Episode 925: Hermes success vs dodgy Nike trainers...
In this episode, Harshinii and I talk about how Hermes has managed to overtake LVMH and whether you really should "cut out the middleman" and buy your Nike trainers direct from the Chinese factories that make them...
Apr 16, 2025•20 min
Episode 924: UK business confidence vs Neil's new thing...
In this episode, Harshinii and I talk about weakening UK business confidence and Neil Woodford's intriguing new venture...
Apr 15, 2025•24 min•Season 1Ep. 924
Episode 923: Weekly with Ralph - tariff-geddon and parallel universes...
In this episode, Ralph and I talk about why Trump changed his mind on tariffs and we discuss whether an alternative universe being built...
Apr 13, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 923
Episode 922: Weekly with Ralph - ALL the tariffs and consequences...
Trump caused a massive worldwide kerfuffle with his sweeping tariff announcements this week. Ralph and I chat about what happened and what the consequences might be...
Apr 06, 2025•39 min•Season 1Ep. 922
Episode 921: Weekly with Ralph - Trump vs law and the IPO slowdown...
This week Ralph and I discuss Trump taking on the law and whether the IPO pipeline is living up to the hype...
Mar 30, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 921
Episode 920: Trump's shocking crypto move...
Did you see today's shocking news about Trump's new stablecoin?? I asked Charlie Morris, crypto and gold expert and CIO of Byte Tree, his thoughts on the president's latest foray into crypto...
Mar 26, 2025•20 min•Season 1Ep. 920
Episode 919: Weekly with Ralph - will the US become uninvestable and is Tesla going to die?
In this episode, Ralph and I consider whether the US is becoming uninvestable and whether Tesla is sliding down a very slippery slope...
Mar 23, 2025•37 min•Season 1Ep. 919
Episode 917: Trump on education and what's happening to Musk's companies...
In this episode, Gabriele and I talk about Trump's cuts in education and the prospects for Musk's companies...
Mar 12, 2025•23 min•Season 1Ep. 917
Episode 916: Obesity drugs and the future for American tourists...
In this episode, Szonja and I talk about Novo Nordisk's disappointing news and how behaviour towards American tourists may change in light of the Trump/Musk onslaught...
Mar 11, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 916
Episode 915: Weekly with Ralph and the reawakening of Europe...
In this edition, Ralph and I talk about the reawakening of Europe and why it's SO important to follow what's going on in the world right now!
Mar 09, 2025•29 min
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