2 stats show how US markets may be losing their edge over international competition

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• US stocks could be starting to lose ground against other markets around the world.
• Talk about fading US exceptionalism has picked up due to macroeconomic concerns.
• The S&P 500 is already lagging the MSCI World Index this year.

Global markets' pecking order could be shifting.

That's the fear being voiced by more investors in recent months as doubts swirl around American exceptionalism — the idea that investors can...