Will the economic slowdown take the wind out of the US tech industry’s sails?

Looming layoffs, rising inflation and fears of an impending recession bode ill for companies' earnings calls next week

Amid an ongoing slowdown in the tech industry, with potential layoffs looming, investors are expecting another rough season of earnings reports from the sector.

The next two weeks will see earnings calls from Meta, Twitter, Tesla, Google and others - and analysts are warning of more slowdowns, as economic headwinds including rising inflation and fears of recession continue.