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+.
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.
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.
Salesforce brings the best of Dreamforce 2026 to ExCeL London for a free one-day show of Agentforce, Data 360 and Slack demos, customer talks and an opening keynote.
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.
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.
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.
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+.
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.
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.
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.
Eliot Bridge, Coolidge Hill, West Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 02163, United StatesHead of the Charles Regatta
SCHEDULED79% CONFIDENCEGiven as scheduled in the regatta's own site banner: "HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA - OCT. 16-18, 2026", with a countdown to the 2026 regatta on the history page.[1]
The world's largest three-day rowing event returns to the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge on 16-18 October 2026, with nearly 12,000 athletes and more than 370,000 spectators expected. Crews race a head course of about three miles against the clock, starting roughly fifteen seconds apart.
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.
Venetian Expo, Sands Avenue, Paradise, Nevada 89109, United StatesInforma
SCHEDULED77% CONFIDENCEMoney20/20's own site: "Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas | October 18-21, 2026" - "fintech's #1 event in Las Vegas October 18-21, 2026."[1]
Money20/20 USA, billed as America's number-one fintech event, returns to Las Vegas on 18-21 October 2026 with 11,000-plus senior attendees, 3,400-plus companies and keynotes from Kalshi's CEO, Adyen's risk chief and PNC's chairman.
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens, 1999 Citracado Parkway, Escondido, California 92029Sapporo Breweries
SCHEDULED83% CONFIDENCEGiven as scheduled: San Diego Beer[1] News reports 58 production staff "will be terminated effective Monday, October 19" with shutdown of non-hospitality operations "set for mid-November", and the EDD WARN report lists effective dates of 10/19/2026 (Stone Brewing Co.) and 11/13/2026 (Sapporo U.S.A.).
Sapporo USA is laying off 270 workers at Stone Brewing's Escondido brewery, packaging hall and offices in two rounds, 58 on 19 October and 212 on 13 November 2026, per state WARN filings, after selling the Stone brand to Firestone Walker and Duvel.
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.
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.
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.
2300, Oracle Way, Lakeshore, Austin, Travis County, Texas, 78741, United StatesOracle
SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCEOracle's[1] Critical Patch Updates page: 'Critical Patch Updates are released on the third Tuesday of January, April, July, and October. The next four dates are: 20 October 2026, 19 January 2027, 20 April 2027, 20 July 2027.'
Oracle's quarterly bundle of security fixes across its on-premises products is due on the third Tuesday of October.
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.
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.
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.
Major League Baseball, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA
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.
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.
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.
London Palladium, 8 Argyll Street, London W1F 7TF, United Kingdom
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.
Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, 20th St & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DCFederal Reserve
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.