"speculative industry" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to refer to an industry which relies heavily on guesswork and speculation, such as the stock market or commodities trading. For example, "The speculative industry saw a downturn in profits in the third quarter of last year."
The one influence that could throne back the full brunt of the speculative collapse upon industry and produce a real depression throughout the country would be banking trouble.
As for artificial intelligence, Mr Lam's third target, this industry remains speculative, and is unlikely to produce much by way of profit in the near future.
The record in this case simply does not support the government's efforts to dismember Microsoft and reshape the software industry in a speculative effort to weaken Microsoft's market position.
The Dallas Buyers case is a variation on copyright settlement shakedowns called "speculative invoicing", one method the industry has been using abroad to avoid televised tears on the courthouse steps (and the corresponding brand damage).
On Monday Hywood told Fairfax staff not to believe the "litany of bizarre commentary on the state of the industry" and the "speculative lies" about Fairfax Media, including that it would stop printing the Monday to Friday metropolitan newspapers by the end of the year.
Industry 4.0 presents a speculative vision of an advanced networked commercial society.
Behind them is growing an embryonic industry-in-waiting, with speculative travel firms accepting refundable down-payments on tickets to the stars, and earnest university courses dedicated to preparing the cosmic hoteliers of the future.
Industry newsletter FreshFuel labels Mitchell's endeavors "speculative" and portrays him as someone who doesn't care what the industry thinks.
In some sense, the newspaper industry has succumbed to a speculative rush to judgment.
