SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCEAFI's[1] release of 20 January 2026: 'The 40th edition ... will take place October 21-25 at the TCL Chinese Theatres'.
The American Film Institute's festival runs five days of premieres in Hollywood, opening on 21 October with the US premiere of Laika's stop-motion feature Wildwood.
ESTIMATED69% CONFIDENCETesla has not named the date yet (it does so in the quarter's deliveries release, as the Q2 one did: "after market close on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 ... webcast that day at 4:30 p.m. Central Time"); Q3 2025 was Wednesday 22 October 2025 and Wall Street Horizon[2] lists Q3 2026 as "UNCONFIRMED for Wednesday 10/21/2026 After Market", so Wednesday 21 October at 4:30 p.m. CDT (21:30 UTC) is estimated; MarketBeat's[3] algorithm says 28 October.
Tesla is expected to post its third-quarter 2026 financial results after the market close and hold its live Q&A webcast at 4:30 p.m. Central, most likely on Wednesday 21 October; the date is announced in the Q3 deliveries release.
Abbott Labs, 100, Abbott Park Road, Illinois, 60064, United StatesAbbott Laboratories
ESTIMATED70% CONFIDENCEAbbott has not yet posted its third-quarter call notice (last year's, on 24 September, said it "will announce its third-quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday, Oct. 15, before the market opens" with the call "at 8 a.m. Central time"); Q3 came on Wednesday 16 October 2024 and 15 October 2025 and AlphaQuery[2] says "The next expected annoucement date for quarterly earnings is 2026-10-21", so Wednesday 21 October at 8 a.m. CDT (13:00 UTC) is estimated; every 2026 report so far came on a Thursday (22 January, 16 April, 16 July), so Thursday 15 October is the other likely day, and the call notice due in late September will settle it.
Abbott is expected to report third-quarter 2026 results before the market opens and webcast its earnings call at 8 a.m. Central, most likely on Wednesday 21 October; it has guided to adjusted EPS of $1.38 to $1.46.
An agnostic sex podcaster and a rabbi walk into a party. No, it's not the start of a joke — it's the beginning of a love story. And it's complicated. Season 3 starts on Netflix.
SCHEDULED81% CONFIDENCEScheduled per the Shareholder information page of Nestlé's Half-Year Report 2026: "October 22, 2026 - 2026 nine-months sales figures"; the hour is estimated from the pattern of Nestlé's results releases, each stamped "01:00 ET" (07:00 in Vevey), which on 22 October (CEST) is 05:00 UTC.[1]
Nestlé publishes its January-September 2026 sales, the first update since it kept its 3% to 4% organic growth guidance in July and agreed the Peranel waters joint venture. Last year's nine-month release brought a 4.3% third quarter and about 16,000 job cuts.
SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEGiven as scheduled, per macrumors.com[1]: pre-orders begin October 16 with availability stated for October 23, over a month ahead of the article date.
Apple launches the foldable iPhone Duo at $1,999 for 256GB (up to 2TB available), after pre-orders opened October 16. It has a 7.6-inch inner display and 5.4-inch outer display, a custom hinge with over 100 precision components, nano-texture and micro-lens finishes to minimize the fold crease, dual 48MP Fusion and ultra-wide cameras plus an under-display FaceTime camera, the A20 Pro chip with a C2 modem, dual batteries rated for up to 24 hours of mixed-screen use, IP68 water resistance, a titanium frame, and Ceramic Shield.
SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEMLB.com[2]'s own postseason schedule release fixes World Series Game 1 on Friday 23 October 2026 and a possible Game 7 on 31 October, so the pin runs across the scheduled window.
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Major League Baseball's published postseason schedule puts World Series Game 1 on Friday 23 October 2026, with Game 7 on Saturday 31 October if the series goes the distance. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi's champion market had no runaway favourite: the Dodgers sat at 29%, Milwaukee at 16% and the Yankees at 10%.
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCEMyAnimeList's[1] own listing gives an exact theatrical release date, "Oct 23, 2026 - Oct 2026", confirmed by Anime News Network's report of Kadokawa's October 23 opening announcement.
Kinema Citrus's Made in Abyss: Awakening Mystery, the first film in a new trilogy continuing the story past Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou, opens in Japanese theaters.
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCEOpenAI's[1][2] own deprecation page, announced 2026-04-22, gives the shutdown date as 23 October 2026. A shutdown date is the vendor's commitment to developers and is occasionally pushed back, never brought forward.
OpenAI switches off 17 models and endpoints on 23 October 2026; requests to them stop working and callers have to move to the named replacements. Going: gpt-3.5-turbo-0125, gpt-4-0613, gpt-4-1106-preview, gpt-4-turbo, gpt-4.1-nano, gpt-4o-2024-05-13, gpt-image-1, o1-2024-12-17, o1-pro-2025-03-19, o3-mini-2025-01-31, ft-o4-mini-2025-04-16, o4-mini-2025-04-16 and 5 more.
SCHEDULED76% CONFIDENCEAlaska VA: "Alaska VA Healthcare System will convert its Electronic Health Record to the Federal Electronic Health Record system on October 24, 2026."[1]
The Alaska VA Healthcare System is due to convert to the Federal EHR on 24 October 2026, with Cleveland's Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in the same final 2026 wave.
SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCEScheduled, per elections.bc.ca[1][2]: "A provincial general election has been called. Final Voting Day is October 24, 2026." and the Ways to Vote page: "October 24 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Pacific time)".
British Columbians vote on Saturday 24 October 2026 for all 93 seats in the legislature, with polls open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific. Premier David Eby called the snap election two years early, citing the Trump trade war.
Chase Center, 1, Warriors Way, Mission Bay, San Francisco, California, 94158, United StatesGolden State Warriors
SCHEDULED77% CONFIDENCEScheduled, per NBC Sports Bay Area: the Warriors open "against the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 21" and "will host the Memphis Grizzlies in their home-opener two days later at Chase Center"; Yardbarker[2] gives the tip as "Friday, October 23. The game is scheduled for 10:00 p.m. ET".
Stephen Curry starts his 18th NBA season at home on October 23, when Golden State hosts Memphis at Chase Center two days after opening at the Lakers.
SCHEDULED86% CONFIDENCEGiven as scheduled, per en.wikipedia.org[1]: "…July 2026,[6] with passenger operations scheduled to commence on 25 October 2026.[7][8][9] Operated…"
Sydney's second international gateway at Badgerys Creek begins commercial flights, built with a 24-hour curfew-free runway. Estimated date.
Nike Philip H. Knight Campus, 1, Merlo Station, Marlene Village, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, 97005, United StatesNike
ESTIMATED72% CONFIDENCESI Kicks: "a global release on October 25 at Nike[3]" and Sneaker Bar Detroit[2] lists October 25, 2026, but Nike says only "a global release to follow" and Just Fresh Kicks[4] notes a conflicting November 8 estimate.
After its China debut, Jordan Brand's 41st game shoe is reported to reach Nike worldwide in the 'Ruby' launch colourway for $205.
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCEOracle's[1] event page says 'October 25-28 | Las Vegas', with a day-by-day schedule from Sunday, October 25 to Wednesday, October 28.
Oracle's flagship AI conference returns to The Venetian in Las Vegas for four days of keynotes from co-CEOs Mike Sicilia and Clay Magouyrk, product demos and training.
SCHEDULED85% CONFIDENCE3 episodes plannedThe October 25, 2026 premiere comes from the special's MyAnimeList[1] listing and is corroborated by Wikipedia[2].
My Happy Marriage returns with a three-episode special from Kinema Citrus, following Miyo and Kiyoka in the run-up to their wedding, streaming worldwide on Netflix.
SCHEDULED71% CONFIDENCEYahoo[3] Sports and Athlon both give Monday 26 October 2026 for the ceremony, and Polymarket's[2] Ballon d'Or market ends 26 October, so the date is firm even though organisers had not formally confirmed the venue.
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For the first time the Ballon d'Or leaves Paris: the 2026 ceremony is on Monday 26 October 2026 in London, marking 70 years since the first award. On 20 September 2026 Harry Kane was a clear favourite on both exchanges at 55-56%, with Lamine Yamal at 22% and Kylian Mbappé at 8%.
SCHEDULED72% CONFIDENCEPolymarket's[1][3] rules state "Legislative elections are schedule to be held in Israel on October 27, 2026", a Tuesday, the weekday Israeli elections are always held on.
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Israel's legislative election is set for Tuesday, October 27, 2026. On 20 September 2026 Polymarket's market on who is sworn in as prime minister afterwards had Gadi Eizenkot at 52%, Benjamin Netanyahu at 30% and Naftali Bennett at 10%; Kalshi put a new government winning a Knesset confidence vote by February 3, 2027 at 89%.
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCECostco's[1] own new-opening page for the site carries the date, reported as opening "on October 28, 2026".
The long-awaited Amherst warehouse opens in suburban Buffalo, the newest of the ten US clubs Costco is opening this autumn. It is one of five October openings spread across Missouri, Texas, New York, Kansas and California.
SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCEThe Federal Reserve's[2][5] published 2026 FOMC calendar lists the October 27-28 meeting, and the policy statement is released at 2:00 p.m. ET on the second day; Kalshi's[1] market strikes on October 28, 2026 at 18:00 UTC.
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The Federal Open Market Committee announces its October 2026 rate decision at 2:00 p.m. ET on October 28, six weeks after raising the federal funds target range a quarter point to 3.75%-4.00% on September 16, its first hike since 2023. On 19 September 2026 Kalshi traders were split between holding the rate and a second 25bp hike, with cuts priced near zero.
1095 6th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan, New York, NY 10036, United StatesVerizon
ESTIMATED69% CONFIDENCEVerizon[1][2][4] lists no date yet; Q3 2025 results came on Wednesday 29 October 2025 and the 2026 releases landed 24 to 30 days after quarter end at 7:00 a.m. ET, so late October at about 11:00 UTC.
Verizon's third-quarter 2026 results, where it has guided mobility and broadband service revenue growth to approach 3.0 percent on the way to about 4.0 percent in the fourth quarter.
ESTIMATED71% CONFIDENCEAlphabet has not announced the Q3 date (it gave two weeks' notice for Q2: 'Wednesday, July 22, at 1:30pm Pacific Time'); Wall Street Horizon[2] lists Q3 2026 as 'UNCONFIRMED for Wednesday 10/28/2026 After Market' and Alphabet's last four reports were all Wednesdays, so Wednesday 28 October at 1:30 p.m. PDT (20:30 UTC) is estimated. A search summary citing TipRanks says 27 October (a Tuesday); Zacks/Nasdaq's algorithm says 4 November.
Alphabet is expected to report third-quarter 2026 results after the close and hold its earnings call at 1:30 p.m. PT, most likely on Wednesday 28 October; Alphabet has not yet announced the date. Analysts expect about $126.9 billion in revenue.