U.S. stock markets have slowed and and lag global markets, sometimes by wide margins. - MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto A few friends of mine have been surprised, even amused, when I told them that I’ve sharply dialed back my exposure to U.S. stocks this year in favor of overseas markets. Have I erred? After all, the S&P 500 is up almost 17% so far in 2025. But guess what? You’d have made a lot more this year investing in much hotter non-U.S. markets. Check out these returns for 2025, based on ...