Given his performance deterioration over the last 2 seasons and a lack of hope that he will rebound mentally from what has been an embarrassing fall from grace after 2 consecutive AFC Championship Games in 2009 and 2010, the Jets would be wise to cut bait and start fresh if they believe they have other options that can improve the offensive mojo of the franchise.

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Moody's also raised concerns about deterioration in MBIA's insured portfolio, given deterioration in mortgage performance data, particularly home equity and asset-backed collateralized debt obligations.

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One cause was the continuing deterioration of loan performance as mortgage rates have risen: almost one in five subprime mortgages are now delinquent by more than 30 days or in foreclosure.

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As a result of this deterioration in loan performance, investors have increased their scrutiny of the credit quality of securitized mortgages, and lenders in turn are evidently tightening the terms and standards applied in the subprime mortgage market.

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Cooling demand, explained Graf, was responsible for the deterioration in their expected performance for FedEx express, led by lower activity in Asia.

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The scorecard omits the possible deterioration in other dimensions of performance.

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