| The dividend picture from listed companies remains pretty mixed, with many remaining cautious and holding back on payouts due to the ongoing uncertainty. Old Mutual is going ahead with a final dividend for 2020 due to its strong capital position. That's despite reporting a basic loss for the year due to a number of Covid-related costs. AdvTech has also declared a dividend following a decent performance last year. So has Resilient REIT - although the payout is reduced due to the impact of Covid-19 on its earnings. Attacq, on the other hand, is holding back so it can preserve liquidity as it continues to reduce debt. Read on for more on these earnings reports, as well as results from drilling specialist Master Drilling and global radio frequency technology holding group Alaris. If you missed it yesterday, follow this link for episode 17 of the Magic Markets podcast. Trading the Scandals is packed with commentary by hosts The Finance Ghost and Mohammed Nalla (Moe-Knows) on the companies that previously dominated the headlines for all the wrong reasons. I hope you have a good day. Stephen Gunnion Managing Editor, InceConnect
The latest from Ingham Analytics GameStop released Q4 results yesterday. Here is a fun fact on this hyped-up stock - in the short-dated options market recently the implied volatility was 545%. That is insane. But what does it mean? Read "Is GameStop a bathtub drain?" to find out. The US 10-year Treasury may have subsided marginally but Ingham Analytics say higher is not out of the question in "Rate accelerator". And check out the web if you haven't seen the latest Letter on Sunday, hugely popular. | 