Major equity markets in Asia suffered from a North Korean ballistic missile that flew over Japan early Tuesday morning, as investors in the region went into a risk - off mode, searching for safe - haven assets. (hacked.com)
He explains that investors in the region focus on business fundamentals: revenue, number of customers and profitability, whereas Silicon Valley will gamble on the potential of a tech business model, looking at the number of new customers and growth rate. (entrepreneur.com)
Early RIM employees who became wealthy are also active angel investors in the region, meaning startups have more places to find financing. (canadianbusiness.com)