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Both Southern Company and Duke Energy are locking in massive data center contracts, but funding billions in new generation while protecting a retirement income payout creates a tension only one of them has actually solved.

With Treasury yields climbing past 5% and both utility giants sliding in price, picking the wrong one for your retirement portfolio could cost you years of lost income or growth. The answer depends entirely on which problem you are trying to solve.

The latest trading day saw Southern Co. (SO) settling at $83.45, representing a +1.34% change from its previous close.

These stocks are good value buys, with safe-looking dividends yielding between 2.7% and 3.8%.

The latest disclosures show that President Donald Trump loaded up on Southern Company (NYSE:SO) and Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) in July, filed on September 22. Both trades were pure buys, with no sell activity on either name anywhere in the filing. Insider Monkey’s proprietary database of billionaire-held stocks tells a different story. On a net basis, […]

The utility company lives up to the industry's reputation for producing good -- though not thrilling -- investment income.

Southern (SO) is back in focus after signing a new nuclear power agreement with Google, linking future capacity upgrades at Georgia reactors to zero emission credits for the tech giant. Southern’s share price has pulled back in recent months, with a 30-day share price return down 7.66% and a 90-day move down 14.70%, while the 3-year total shareholder return of 42% and 5-year total shareholder return of 61.13% point to a stronger longer-run record. Recent selling pressure suggests that...

Michigan's utility giant just locked in hyperscale data center deals with Oracle and Alphabet while its stock slid nearly 10% in a month, creating a rare gap between what the market sees and what the load growth math suggests.

This power generator sent billions back to its owners. But with its stock falling and key markets in flux, shareholders are now asking what that money truly bought.

Data centers are quietly reshaping which utility stocks deserve a spot in an income portfolio, and four regulated electric companies just locked in contracts that could rewrite their dividend growth stories for the next decade.

The heavy selling pressure might have exhausted for Southern Co. (SO) as it is technically in oversold territory now. In addition to this technical measure, strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher indicates that the stock is ripe for a trend reversal.

Southern Company just struck a nuclear power deal with Google. Here's what it, plus a record AI power boom, could mean for SO stock.

Southern Co. (SO) concluded the recent trading session at $83.47, signifying a -1.97% move from its prior day's close.

Google is moving from buying clean electricity to helping create more of it at existing nuclear plants. On September 21, Georgia Power and Google announced an agreement supporting uprates at the Vogtle and Hatch nuclear stations that could add roughly 96 megawatts, subject to regulatory approval. That links Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) directly with The Southern […]

England’s first new reservoir in 30 years is expected to be delayed, raising concerns about water shortages.

Duke Energy and Southern Company both serve regulated Southern markets, both raise their dividends annually, and both benefit from surging data center demand, but a close look at their balance sheets and capital plans reveals a clear winner for retirement income portfolios.

Southern Company's Georgia Power plans nuclear upgrades with Google, potentially adding 96 MW while targeting $900 million in projected customer benefits.

PG&E (PCG) trades at about $12.94, the bottom of its 52-week range and about 32% below its high. Over the past twelve months it lost 12.2% while the S&P 500 gained 18.5%. That gap did not come from a market crash. And in market shocks since 2007, its deepest fall includes a one-day break in PG&E's own price data.

Energy stocks traded mixed Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index up 0.3% and the Stat

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