Wall Street says Europe’s a better bet than the U.S. right now — and names its top stock picks

European stocks are are having a good year so far. The benchmark Stoxx 600 is up around 7% since the beginning of 2023 — its strongest start in over 26 years, according to Bernstein’s analysis. That’s better than the S & P 500 , which returned 5.8% in the same period. While the underperformance has…