Predictions for 2018 in the worlds of finance, employment, fashion and more

U.S. GDP growth will remain near 2.5 percent.

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Specifics are hard, but sleuths and analysts have a somewhat good idea of what's going to happen in 2018 based on trends and probabilities.

We scoured the web for some of the more sensible outlooks on what the new year will bring the rest of the globe.

Some of it sounds nice, like the return of scrunchies and increased transparency in the job application process. Other predictions are a little more frightening, including more deer being killed due to autonomous driving and further potential fracturing of the European Union.

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See the 30 predictions in the worlds of finance, business, fashion and more in the gallery above.