Postal Square Building, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DCBureau of Labor Statistics
SCHEDULED79% CONFIDENCEThe BLS[2] publishes its CPI release schedule a year ahead and puts the September 2026 report on October 14, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET; Kalshi[1][3] closes its September inflation market at 12:29 UTC that morning, minutes before the release.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases September’s Consumer Price Index at 8:30 a.m. ET on October 14, the inflation print the Fed sees before its October 28 decision. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi put headline CPI above 3.4% at 93% and above 3.6% at 46%, so the market was centred on a 3.5–3.6% year-over-year rate.
500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, United StatesDisney+
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCE8 episodes plannedTVmaze's[1][2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-14 as the announced premiere on Disney+.
After the events of WandaVision, White Vision struggles to connect with the memories given to him as he lacks the emotions or feelings associated with them. Season 1 starts on Disney+.
In the midst of an international crisis, a career diplomat lands in a high-profile job she's unsuited for, with tectonic implications for her marriage and her political future. Season 4 starts on Netflix.
The Lowdown follows the gritty exploits of citizen journalist Lee Raybon, a self-proclaimed Tulsa "truthstorian" whose obsession with the truth is always getting him into trouble. The premiere, "The Rupidoop": Lee's acceptance speech for Citizen Journalist of the Year leaves quite an impression. Season 2 starts on FX.
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCETSMC's[1][2][3] own teleconference notice reads "TSMC Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call ... Thursday, October 15, 2026, 02:00 - 03:30 a.m. Eastern Time / 14:00 - 15:30 p.m. Taiwan Time", so 06:00-07:30 UTC; the notice names no venue yet, so the pin sits at TSMC's headquarters.
TSMC reports third-quarter 2026 results and gives its fourth-quarter outlook at its earnings conference on Thursday 15 October at 2 p.m. Taiwan time, against its own guidance of US$44.6-45.8 billion in revenue and a 65-67% gross margin.
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEReported as a locked date: "silver screen debut in the USA on October 16, 2026."[1]
Legendary Pictures' live-action reboot of the fighting-game franchise, directed by Kitao Sakurai, brings together a stacked ensemble cast including Jason Momoa and 50 Cent.
A high-octane procedural about heroic first responders, as well as their family saga of power and glamour set in one of America's most diverse and dynamic cities. Season 2 starts on ABC.
9-1-1 is a fast-paced exploration into the lives and careers of first responders – cops, paramedics, firefighters – the people who put their lives on the line to save others. Season 10 starts on ABC.
The doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital deal with life-or-death consequences on a daily basis -- it's in one another that they find comfort, friendship and, at times, more than friendship. Together they're discovering that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white. Real life only comes in shades of grey. Season 23 starts on ABC.
SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCEMyAnimeList's[1] own listing gives an exact theatrical release date, "Oct 16, 2026 - Oct 2026" — announced and scheduled, but not yet released.
CloverWorks' Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend, the latest film in the Bunny Girl Senpai series, opens in Japanese theaters.
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCE10 episodes plannedTVmaze's[1][2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-16 as the announced premiere on Paramount+.
Tulsa King follows New York mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi, just after he is released from prison after 25 years and unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a "crew" from a group of unlikely characters, to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that, to him, might as well be another planet. The premiere, "W.W.D.D.": As Dwight leads his crew toward legitimacy\u2014striking deals and expanding their empire\u2014his world abruptly fractures. Season premiere. Season 4 starts on Paramount+.
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCEPudong's[1] English government news page says the "Shanghai Grand Opera House will open on Oct 17 on the east bank of the Huangpu River", a fixed announced date.
The 146,000-square-metre building in Expo Culture Park, designed by ECADI with Snohetta as a spiralling Chinese folding fan, holds the 2,000-seat Harmony Hall, the 1,200-seat Soar Theatre and the 1,000-seat Open Stage, 4,200 seats in all. The opening season runs 47 productions and 82 performances through 20 February 2027.
30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, United StatesUSA Network
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCE10 episodes plannedTVmaze's[1][2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-16 as the announced premiere on USA Network.
Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend. Rudy, along with his boss and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client's son. Season 2 starts on USA Network.
SCHEDULED80% CONFIDENCE6 episodes plannedTVmaze's[1][2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-18 as the announced premiere on PBS.
In Maigret, Chief Inspector Maigret and his team of maverick but loyal detectives, Les Maigrets, solve a series of complex crimes in Paris. Maigret's unconventional methods and unique sense of justice put him at odds with his superiors and the judicial system he is supposed to represent. Maigret must outwit some of Paris's most cunning and violent criminals, while dealing with his own troubled past. Season 2 starts on PBS.
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCELaunch Library 2 lists this as the no-earlier-than launch time; launches slip.[1]
MMX is a Japanese scientific mission to land on Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars, to collect samples before bringing them back to Earth.
The mission includes a small French/German rover to explore the surface of Phobos. Lifts off from Yoshinobu Launch Complex LP-2, Tanegashima Space Center, Japan to Mars Orbit.
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCENot yet released: pre-orders opened with the 25 August 2026 announcement (https://www.razer[1][2].com/newsroom/product-news/xbox[3]-25-anniversary-collection) and the collection is reported to launch on 20 October 2026, shipping that month. Razer has not stated the ship date itself, so the day is estimated.
Three limited-edition gaming peripherals in translucent green with an Xbox Game Pass bundle.
SCHEDULED81% CONFIDENCENVIDIA's[1][2][3][4][6] GTC Berlin page states "NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026 October 20–22, 2026" ("Keynote October 21 | Workshops October 20"), and its FAQ breaks the programme out as "Training Workshops: Tuesday, October 20 ... Conference: Wednesday, October 21–Thursday, October 22".
NVIDIA's European GTC comes to Berlin on 20-22 October 2026, opening with Jensen Huang's keynote at the Tempodrom on 21 October and two days of sessions, labs and exhibits at STATION-Berlin.
SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCE10 episodes plannedMyAnimeList's[1] own listing gives an exact release date, "Oct 20, 2026 to ?", and the page lists Netflix as a streaming platform.
Studio Trigger's Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is set to release on Netflix, a ten-episode sequel to the 2022 original set in CD Projekt Red's Night City.
410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, United StatesPrime Video
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCE8 episodes plannedTVmaze's[1][2] forward schedule gives 2026-10-21 as the announced premiere on Prime Video.
Based on the best-selling novel by Jack Carr, The Terminal List follows James Reece after his entire platoon of Navy SEALs is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission. Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability. However, as new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life but the lives of those he loves. Season 2 starts on Prime Video.
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.
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.