[TOP STORY] Looking at the US and its markets in 2025

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‘Across the board for many high-quality businesses ... having to pay PE ratios north of 35 seems a little high at this stage. So we're just taking a fairly defensive stance on US equities’– Independent Securities CIO Simon Fillmore.

17 Jan 2025 2AM English South Africa Business News · Business

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