It's not really about predicting the future but understanding the context in which you operate so you can plan your own future. Essentially, if something doesn

It's not really about predicting the future but understanding the context in which you operate so you can plan your own future. Essentially, if something doesn't impact you immediately or maybe someone wants to do something that might impact you badly initially you still need the context. For example, Chinese imports are cheap and good but due to things happening there you might end up loosing access to those. You will need news to have a rough idea on how reliable your access to those is, you need news to know who yo would you prefer to support for the policies you need. Without news for larger context, everything you do will be reactionary or ideology based.