Read more predictions stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/14574/predictions.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:12:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64483/recession-will-cost-more-jobs-end-before-long-fed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Federal Reserve is confident the general economy is turning around but still pessimistic on the jobs part, the Wall Street Journal reports. In June meeting minutes issued today, those gathered agreed that data since April “indicated that the economic contraction was slowing and that the decline in activity could...http://www.newser.com/story/64483/recession-will-cost-more-jobs-end-before-long-fed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 14:21:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63034/jacko-knew-hed-die-young-lisa-marie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe King of Pop was sure he would follow the King to an early grave, blogs Lisa Marie Presley. During his brief marriage to Elvis's daughter, Michael Jackson "stated with an almost calm certainty, 'I am afraid that I am going to end up like him.'" Jackson wasn't the...http://www.newser.com/story/63034/jacko-knew-hed-die-young-lisa-marie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Jun 2009 12:01:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59748/noaa-predicts-average-hurricane-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the 2009 hurricane season will see nine to 14 tropical storms, of which four to seven will develop into full-fledged hurricanes, the Tampa Tribune reports. As many as three could become Category 3 storms, with winds above 111 mph. The prediction jibes with...http://www.newser.com/story/59748/noaa-predicts-average-hurricane-season.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 14:06:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59627/cramer-aint-that-bad-a-stock-picker-actually.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJon Stewart, take note: Jim Cramer is not that bad at picking stocks, the New York Times reports. A study of Cramer’s televised market advice shows that the former hedge fund manager beat the market in 2005-07. The raw numbers from the fictional “Cramer portfolio” outperformed the S&P and other...http://www.newser.com/story/59627/cramer-aint-that-bad-a-stock-picker-actually.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 16:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55442/italy-squelched-scientist-who-predicted-quake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Italian scientist had predicted the quake that killed at least 92 early this morning near L’Aquila, but was silenced by the authorities, Reuters reports. Gioacchino Giuliani found evidence a month ago that a strong quake was brewing and organized a public-awareness campaign—which earned him a reprimand from police...http://www.newser.com/story/55442/italy-squelched-scientist-who-predicted-quake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 12:16:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52364/us-will-collapse-by-2010-russian.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe “collapse of the American dream” is complete, says a Russian scholar, and President Obama will declare martial law and the US will splinter into six regions by the end of 2010, the AP reports. Igor Panarin, the dean of Russia's Foreign Ministry school, cited school shootings, the prison population,...http://www.newser.com/story/52364/us-will-collapse-by-2010-russian.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 11:24:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50973/nate-silver-turns-crystal-ball-on-oscars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFiveThirtyEight.com stats-cruncher extraordinaire Nate Silver shifts his sights from politics to the Oscars in New York magazine. He compiled data from 30 years of Academy Awards to discover the best predictors of success, and found that other awards (SAGs, Golden Globes) carry the most weight. Genre is also key;...http://www.newser.com/story/50973/nate-silver-turns-crystal-ball-on-oscars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Feb 2009 14:40:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43117/tech-predictions-from-1968.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 1968 a science fiction writer made some predictions about what 2008 might look like on Nov. 18, 2008. Take a step back into the future with this list from Sci Fi: Online shopping: Long before Al Gore invented the Internet, he predicted shoppers would pay their bills and get...http://www.newser.com/story/43117/tech-predictions-from-1968.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 7:31:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42791/polling-guru-nabs-700k-book-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolling expert Nate Silver, the statistical mastermind behind FiveThirtyEight.com, has a new number to crunch: $700,000. That’s roughly how much Silver will net in his new two-book deal with Penguin, the New York Observer reports. Silver will pen one tome on the art of prediction, and a second...http://www.newser.com/story/42791/polling-guru-nabs-700k-book-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Nov 2008 11:58:55 CST