Watson's Daily

Thursday 27/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC NEWS, the US raises interest rates, Argentina moves closer to an IMF deal and Macron loses steam in France. In RETAIL SECTOR NEWS , Sears slides further, Amazon opens a New York store, Boohoo profits climb and Halfords…

Wednesday 26/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC NEWS, Argentina loses its central banker and the Swedish PM loses a confidence vote. In RETAILER NEWS , Next bucks the trend and Hotel Chocolat looks overseas. In CAR NEWS, BMW has a shocker but Toyota sees a…

Tuesday 25/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC AND MARKETS NEWS, Trump looks at deals with countries other than China, oil strengthens and Poland graduates from emerging market to developed. In MERGER & ACQUISITION NEWS , the Sky/Comcast deal suffers investor blowback, Sirius XM offers to…

Monday 24/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC NEWS, China cancels US trade talks and OPEC's latest meeting predicts rising oil demand. In NEWS ON CAR SALES , we see a contrast between the UK and US. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS, Comcast wins in the auction…

Friday 21/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC AND MARKETS NEWS, China plans on softening tariffs for non-US companies, Japan's PM wins the party leadership election and US markets reach new highs. In RETAILER NEWS , Amazon looks at some interesting new areas, French Connection's nightmare…

Thursday 20/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC NEWS, UK inflation hits new highs and house price growth hits new lows. In RETAILER NEWS , the EU gets on Amazon's case, Alibaba pulls back from its US jobs promise and Jack's launches. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS,…

Wednesday 19/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC NEWS, China retaliates to Trump's tariffs and economists warn of the potential damage. In EV/HYBRID VEHICLE-RELATED NEWS , Tesla faces a criminal investigation, rival Lucid plays catch-up, Ferrari announces ambitious plans and retro-fitted hybrid trains are on their…

Tuesday 18/09/18

In TRADE WAR-RELATED NEWS, Trump's proposed China tariffs get more detailed and Apple gets exclusions. In BEVERAGE-RELATED NEWS , Coca-Cola looks at cannabis drinks and Innocent advances. In RETAIL-RELATED NEWS, Sweden's H&M unveils a solid performance and the new Boohoo…

Monday 17/09/18

In TRADE WAR-RELATED NEWS, Trump threatens China with $200bn more in tariffs and Japanese take advantage. In RETAIL-RELATED NEWS , Amazon seeks out employees leaking data, Debenhams and Paperchase hit a rough patch and Kingfisher suffers in France. In INDIVIDUAL…

Friday 14/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC NEWS, Turkey hikes the interest rate at last and UK manufacturing growth is on a winning streak. In RETAIL-RELATED NEWS , Sears' sluggishness continues, John Lewis' profits are down 99% but Morrisons unveils its best sales in years.…

Thursday 13/09/18

In INDUSTRY-WIDE NEWS, the oil price soars amidst a perfect storm and the FDA looks at a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes. In RETAIL-RELATED NEWS , Inditex continues its winning streak and Sports Direct is forced to deny a Debenhams deal.…

Wednesday 12/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC AND TRADE TARIFF NEWS,UK wages rise and China makes conciliatory noises to the US. In CAR-RELATED NEWS , America and China logon to British online retailers, JD Sports makes hay and Tesco is to open its new discount…

Tuesday 11/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC NEWS,Sweden faces a dilemma, Japan's Abe tightens his grip on power and UK growth gets a boost. In CAR-RELATED NEWS , Didi announces a big loss, Volvo postpones its IPO and Williams announces something very exciting. In INDIVIDUAL…

Monday 10/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC NEWS, we take a quick look at the Swedish election. In RETAIL NEWS , Wall Street cuts retailer profit forecasts, UK retail slows down, John Lewis sheds staff and Debenhams looks to rehab. In INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS, Apple…

Friday 07/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC AND CURRENCY NEWS, emerging markets fall into bear territory and Bitcoin takes a bath. In INDUSTRY NEWS, it looks like the US shale boom and Aussie property boom are on the wane as the UK high street has…

Thursday 06/09/18

MACROECONOMICS the nightmare continues for emerging markets and UK services sector strength contrasts with construction slowdown VEHICLE-RELATED NEWS Volvo plans to do away with domestic flights, UK car sales rise and Mobike abandons Manchester INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS Amazon moves to…

Wednesday 05/09/18

In MACROECONOMIC NEWS TODAY, South Africa goes into recession. In RETAIL NEWS, Amazon hits the £1bn mark, Halfords does OK on electric bikes but McColl's, John Lewis and Fenwick have disappointing news. In AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, US auto sales stay steady…

Tuesday 04/09/18

MACROECONOMICS Italy flirts with recession, Argentina takes extraordinary measures and Turkey hints that it might increase interest rates INDUSTRY RELATED NEWS coal is looking surprisingly perky, shipbuilding could be close to a turnaround but UK manufacturing is looking sluggishINDIVIDUAL COMPANY…

Monday 03/09/18

MACROECONOMICS Turkey faces more turmoil and Europe faces a major changing of the guard CAR-RELATED NEWS Ford looks at ditching Mondeo and Tesla's Musk continues to make life difficult for himself INDIVIDUAL COMPANY NEWS Coke's sip of Costa could be…

Friday 31/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Thursday 30/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Tuesday 28/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Friday 24/08/18

In MACROECONOMIC NEWS TODAY, US/China talks end achieving sweet FA and Australia gets its latest PM In UK CONSUMER/RETAIL-RELATED NEWS, there’s more evidence that the heatwave inspired spending, Fulham Shore shows that restaurants aren’t all disastrous and the Asda/Sainsbury’s merger…

Thursday 23/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Wednesday 22/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Tuesday 21/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Monday 20/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Friday 17/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Thursday 16/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Wednesday 15/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Tuesday 14/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Monday 13/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Friday 10/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Thursday 09/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Wednesday 08/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Tuesday 07/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Monday 06/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Friday 03/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Thursday 02/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Wednesday 01/08/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Tuesday 31/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Monday 30/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Friday 27/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Thursday 26/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Wednesday 25/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Tuesday 24/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Monday 23/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Friday 20/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Thursday 19/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Tuesday 17/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Friday 13/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Tuesday 10/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Monday 02/07/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…

Thursday 28/06/18

MACROECONOMICS US interest rates unchanged, Eurozone growth slows RETAIL NEWS Amazon joins the fray for Flipkart, Ocado signs a Swedish deal and House of Fraser announces store closures and job losses TECH-RELATED NEWS Tesla does OK, Xiaomi announces a $10bn…