Headline writers are incapable of simply presenting facts anymore. Stocks don't go up or down a couple of percentage points, the "rocket" or "tumble." Judges don't issue rulings, they "excoriate" one side with a "blistering opinion." Movies don't underperform they're "huge, embarrassing bombs."
This is just one more area where social media and a click-based economy have made things demonstrably worse.