DEALS-M&A flat so far this year, even with mammoth Verizon deal By: Reuters: Company News September 26, 2013 at 19:00 PM EDT * U.S. M&A up 35 pct, Europe down 24 pct, Asia dropped 8 pct Read More >> Related Stocks: Activision Blizzard Bank of America Berkshire Hathaway DTE Energy Goldman Sachs Group JPMorgan Chase & Co Morgan Stanley Omnicom Group Telecomunicacoes DE Sao Paulo ADR Verizon Communications