What is diversification? A portfolio strategy that uses a variety of investments to limit risk

The primary goal of diversification isn’t to maximize investment returns, but to avoid abrupt or extreme losses. Bloom Productions/Getty Images Diversification is an investment strategy that means owning a mix of investments within and across asset classes.The primary goal of diversification is to reduce a portfolio’s exposure to risk and volatility.Since it aims to smooth…

Big advertisers are discovering their digital-advertising campaigns carry a big carbon tax

Kazi Awal/Insider Digital advertising accounts for the majority of marketers’ ad budgets — and an almost-hidden proportion of their companies’ carbon emissions. MR.Cole_Photographer/Getty Images A typical digital-ad campaign for a single brand can produce hundreds of tons of carbon dioxide. Brands like Heineken, Nestlé, and Toyota are figuring out how to reduce those emissions. This…

How Insider correspondent Marguerite Ward covers diversity and inclusion in corporate America

Samantha Lee/Business Insider Marguerite Ward, an Insider correspondent, covers business leadership, CEOs, and diversity and inclusion in corporate America. Marguerite Ward Insider is taking you behind the scenes of the best stories with our series “The Inside Story.” It’s an in-depth look at how these stories came together and a peek inside the reporter’s notebook….

US stocks trade mixed as Big Tech earnings to kick off while Fed readies next rate hike

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 05, 2022 in New York City. Stocks opened lower this morning after closing high on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced an interest-rate hike by half a percentage point in an effort to further lower inflation. Michael M. Santiago/Getty US…