Both utilities are chasing the same data center boom and paying nearly identical dividends, but one carries a risk that could quietly drain cash away from shareholders before the next raise ever arrives.

Xcel (XEL) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

A 3.3% Social Security bump leaves most retirees short, but five blue-chip dividend payers across four sectors have quietly built the kind of growing income stream that picks up where the government leaves off.

First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. purchased a new position in Xcel Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 11,201 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $789,000. Other large investors have

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XEL's Michigan asset sale aims to sharpen its core market focus, while a $60 billion investment plan and rising data center demand fuel long-term growth.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Volunteers from Xcel Energy and the communities it serves took action to support nonprofit organizations across the state during the company's 16th annual Day of Service in September.More than 2,200 volunteers dedicated more than 7,400 hours to support 109 projects that ranged from packing meals and gardening to cleaning up our parks and riversides and maintaining camps and community spaces for our children. Volunteer efforts this year generated more than $260,000 i.