Haven't read the article, because the website is broken for me (video popups, then redirect to page with lack of content). But, can someone please tell me if "

Haven't read the article, because the website is broken for me (video popups, then redirect to page with lack of content). But, can someone please tell me if "faltering" here just means "slowed growth"? If so... Analysts talking about "slowing growth" as if it's a bad thing does my head in. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, doesn't it? Step 1: analysts cry wolf and say growth is slowing. Step 2: them asses withdraw their investment. Step 3: growth now slows so much that it flips and goes the other way (negative growth / shrinkage)