Netflix Down 40% in 2 Months. What Now?

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On today's edition of MarketFoolery, the daily podcast from The Motley Fool, we discuss the following topics:

  • Shares of Netflix (NAS: NFLX) fell nearly 20% after the company cut subscriber guidance for the third quarter. With the stock sliding more than 40% in the past two months, what is CEO Reed Hastings' next move?

  • To what extent will Amazon.com (NAS: AMZN) be able to capitalize on Netflix's recent woes? Moreover, with shares of Coinstar (NAS: CSTR) , the parent company of Redbox, up 7% today, will the DVD-kiosk business thrive as streaming video continues to grow?

  • UBS (NYS: UBS) fell 10% today after the bank disclosed that a rogue trader blew $2 billion on an unauthorized trade. Is the greatest risk to UBS finances or its reputation? Our analysts share their thoughts and offer some new slogans for UBS to consider.

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