Because a lot of hedge funds make their money on volatility, not growth. They take advantage of the media's need to sell Fables rather than Facts, and jeopardy is an effective plot device.
https://github.com/nemild/hack-the-media/blob/master/financi...
It's a new version of my broader software eng media literacy guide:
https://github.com/nemild/hack-the-media/blob/master/softwar...