"Economic" predictions are among worst because they include bias. A twofer.
When a democrat is President, the "economists" newspapers find predict rosy economic outcomes (housing, interest rates, employment, etc.), when a Republican is President it's the opposite.
Unless a newspaper owns a "working crystal ball", just the NEWS will do fine.
Newspapers flinch at unvarnished news... It's not dramatic enough, doesn't engage or showcase their writing skills... And that's another problem.
Readers aren't an audience at a concert. Reporters are not "rock stars". Reporters should be invisible behind the information - not showcased.
Woodward and Bernstein started the "reporter as rock-star mentality" that is bringing down newspapers, but it doesn't have to continue.
Readers buy information that is useful. That's not glamorous. Readers often want the "list" -- not beautiful writing or carefully crafted phrases, but solid, reliable, well organized, information -- NEWS.