The yield you choose determines whether you need to save for a decade or three, and picking the wrong tier turns a comfortable retirement into a race against inflation you cannot win.

Rising Treasury yields just knocked five pipeline and utility stocks to levels that have income investors asking whether the selloff created a buying window or a warning sign worth heeding.

Turning a monthly paycheck into permanent investment income sounds straightforward until you realize how dramatically the required capital swings based on one variable most people overlook when building their retirement portfolio.

GADSDEN, Ala., Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gates Little, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Southern Banc Company, Inc. (OTCID: SRNN), the holding company for The Southern Bank Company, announced unaudited fourth quarter and audited full-year results for the fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2026.

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.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $VENU #2026--Venu Holding Corporation (“VENU” or the “Company”) (NYSE AMERICAN: VENU), an owner, operator, and developer of premium live entertainment destinations, today announced that its Founder, Chairman and CEO J.W. Roth has been named CEO of the Year at the Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest 2026 Best in Business Awards. The community-voted awards recognize leaders and organizations moving the regional economy forward. "This one means a lot because.

HER-26-01 Intersects 0.58% CuEq over 287 m, including 0.80% CuEq over 66 m in 200 m Step-out Drill Hole Potential Southern Extension of Leviathan: 3D modelling suggests the new Southern Flats zone may be an approximate 1 km southern extension, and therefore potentially continuous with, the Leviathan copper porphyry system defined to the north. Drilling to Fill the Gap: Assays are currently pending for drill hole HER-26-04.

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

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #FreedomAlliance--130 combat-wounded veterans embarked on a meaningful journey as they set out from Newport Harbor for the ninth annual War Heroes on Water (WHOW).