Netflix slips 9% as investors eye stronger second half

The immediate signal is simple: Netflix’s stock has already given back about 9% since mid-April, and the market is being asked to look past a weak first half. That framing matters because it shifts attention from near-term performance to the back half of the year, but the excerpt does not spell out the operating catalysts behind it. For streaming readers, the key issue is whether Netflix’s second-half results provide the evidence this setup implies. Watch the next earnings report and management’s second-half commentary for any specific drivers.