By the end of 2012, it was clear A&D activ-ity had delivered a blockbuster, with estimates that North America had raked in roughly $120 billion. Then came the sequel, and while no one expected another monster year, 2013 handed in a shaky $41-billion performance. "It was something just short of a flop," says Bill Marko, managing director of Jefferies & Co.
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