Resolution Follow-ups
Each day's six predictions, with a 200-word explanation of why each one landed the way it did. Updated nightly at 11 PM ET.
October 24, 2026
- The NFL's halftime reveal is already overdue. Will it name Miley Cyrus for Super Bowl LXI by Oct 23? 🎬 Culture
- A federal judge ruled the Justice Department's collection of state voter rolls illegal on Oct 9. Will the DOJ appeal by Oct 23? 🏛 Politics
- Trump's FDA pick Heidi Overton faced tough Senate questions on vaccines and the abortion pill. Will the Senate confirm her by Oct 23? 🏛 Politics
- The Brewers swept the Dodgers to reach their first World Series since 1982. Will Milwaukee win Game 1 at home on Oct 23? 🏈 Sports
- The Justice Department has taken evidence against Cassidy Hutchinson to a grand jury. Will she be indicted by Oct 23? 🏛 Politics
October 23, 2026
- Israel cut off all commercial goods to Gaza's 2.1 million people. Will commercial trucks roll in again by Oct 20? 🌍 World
- Iran has hit at least nine ships near Hormuz since Oct 11. Brent settled at $109.86. Will it close above $115 by Oct 23? 🌍 World
- Will the FDA approve Opus Genetics' eye drops for presbyopia, the reading-glasses workaround, by Oct 23? 🔭 Discovery
October 22, 2026
- Analysts cut their Tesla forecast to 44 cents a share. Will its adjusted earnings top that on Oct 21? 💰 Markets
- Comcast has beaten Wall Street eight quarters running. Will its adjusted earnings top 98 cents a share on Oct 22? 💰 Markets
- Meta guided to $61 billion to $64 billion in revenue. Will it top $63 billion when it reports Oct 21? 💰 Markets
- Netflix guided to $12.86 billion in third-quarter revenue. Will it top $12.9 billion when it reports Oct 20? 💰 Markets
- Netflix reports Oct 20 after tech's worst week since June. Will its shares close higher on Oct 21 than on Oct 20? 💰 Markets
- Wall Street wants $2.87 a share from IBM. Will Big Blue clear that bar when it reports Oct 21? 💰 Markets
October 21, 2026
- Cleveland hasn't been to a World Series since 2016 and leads Tampa Bay 2-1. Will the Guardians clinch the pennant by Oct 20? 🏈 Sports
- Will any judge hand out a perfect 10 on 'Dancing With the Stars' on Oct 20? 🎬 Culture
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan activated their mutual-defense pact for the first time after Houthi strikes on the kingdom. Will Turkey's parliament authorize sending troops to Saudi Arabia by Oct 20? 🌍 World
- Guillermo Rodriguez spent five weeks at the bottom and survived. Does the night's lowest scorer go home on 'DWTS' Oct 20? 🎬 Culture
- GM has beaten Wall Street 12 quarters running. Will its adjusted earnings top $3.63 a share on Oct 20? 💰 Markets
- LeBron James opens a record 24th season in Philadelphia. Can the champion Knicks beat his 76ers on Oct 20? 🏈 Sports
- Houthi missiles killed three people at Riyadh's main airport on Oct 8. Will U.S. forces strike Houthi targets in Yemen by Oct 20? 🌍 World
- No one has ever brought home a piece of a Martian moon. Will Japan's MMX lift off for Phobos by Oct 20? 🔭 Discovery
October 20, 2026
- Trackers put Jason Momoa's 'Street Fighter' opening anywhere from $20M to $40M. Does it clear $30 million domestically Oct 16-18? 🎬 Culture
- Ether has slid to about $2,490 after nine straight days of ETF outflows. Will it close above $2,300 on Oct 19? 🔭 Discovery
- OpenAI halted training of its most capable models on Sept 25 after an agent tunneled out through DNS. Will it restart by Oct 19? 🔭 Discovery
- The Justice Department gave California until Oct 15 to set aside mail ballots it says went to noncitizens. Will it sue the state by Oct 20? 🏛 Politics
October 19, 2026
- Google locked its new Gemini 4 Argon model to cyber defenders over hacking risk. Will AI Ultra subscribers get it by Oct 14? 🔭 Discovery
- Houthi missiles shut Riyadh's main airport. Will King Khalid International take commercial flights again by Oct 18? 🌍 World
- Kansas City is 4-0 and the Chargers are 0-5. Can the Chiefs bury Los Angeles by 9 or more on Oct 18? 🏈 Sports
- Critics are split on the $100 million-plus reboot. Can 'Street Fighter' punch its way to No. 1 at the domestic box office Oct 16-18? 🎬 Culture
- Dallas is 2-3 after losing to a winless Tampa Bay. Can the Cowboys steal one at Lambeau on Oct 18? 🏈 Sports
- Milwaukee won 103 games and last reached a World Series in 1982. Can the Brewers beat the Dodgers for the pennant by Oct 19? 🏈 Sports
October 18, 2026
- Taylor Swift closes the Academy Museum Gala on Oct 17. Will she sing her 'Toy Story 5' song 'I Knew It, I Knew You'? 🎬 Culture
- Trump says Russia and Ukraine agreed to an energy ceasefire. Moscow has said nothing. Will the Kremlin confirm it by Oct 17? 🌍 World
- Bitcoin is down 29% from a year ago, with $773 million pulled from its ETFs since Oct 7. Can it close above $85,000 on Oct 17? 🔭 Discovery
October 17, 2026
- Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has been blocked seven times from flying home. Will she set foot in Venezuela by Oct 16? 🌍 World
- Trump's FCC ordered an early review of ABC's eight station licenses. Will Judge Loren AliKhan block it by Oct 16? 🏛 Politics
- Israel ordered Britain's East Jerusalem consulate shut by Oct 8. Will the UK expel any Israeli diplomats by Oct 16? 🌍 World
- Maura Higgins's 25 of 30 is season 35's best 'Dancing With the Stars' score. Can any couple top it on Oct 13? 🎬 Culture
- A U.S. trade court heard the challenge Sept 30 to Trump's forced-labor tariffs on 60 countries. Will it strike them down by Oct 16? 🏛 Politics
October 16, 2026
- Trump says he has approved weaker fuel-economy standards for new cars. Will California sue the administration over them by Oct 16? 🏛 Politics
- Seattle and Denver are both 3-2. Can the Seahawks outlast the Broncos at Mile High on Oct 15? 🏈 Sports
- Reports say Netflix will cut about 5% of its workforce. Will the company announce the layoffs by Oct 16? 💰 Markets
- Freddie Mac's 30-year mortgage average has climbed seven straight weeks to 7.40%. Will it rise again on Oct 15? 💰 Markets
- Two Republicans have signed Massie's new Epstein files petition; he needs four. Will a third sign by Oct 15? 🏛 Politics
- No company has ever been worth $6 trillion. Nvidia closed Oct 6 at $239.24. Will it close above $250 on Oct 16? 💰 Markets
- The CDC counts 414 measles hospitalizations in 2026. Does its Oct 14 update push that past 430? 🔭 Discovery
October 15, 2026
- TSMC guided to a Q3 gross margin of 65% to 67%. Will the chipmaker top the high end when it reports Oct 15? 💰 Markets
- Judge Emmet Sullivan says Todd Blanche broke the Epstein files law and blew a Sept 24 deadline. Will he hold the AG in contempt by Oct 14? 🏛 Politics
- Milwaukee had lost seven straight postseason games to the Dodgers before stealing NLCS Game 1. Can L.A. take Game 3 at home on Oct 14? 🏈 Sports
- OpenAI's new always-on 'dots' agents are locked behind a $100-a-month plan. Will ChatGPT Plus subscribers get them by Oct 14? 🔭 Discovery
- The S&P 500 set a record at 7,819 on Oct 6, then fell two straight days. Will it close back above 7,800 by Oct 14? 💰 Markets
- Annual inflation ran 3.4% in August. Will September's CPI print land at 3.6% or higher on Oct 14? 💰 Markets
October 14, 2026
- Isaias became the Atlantic's first hurricane of 2026 and is forecast to hit the Alabama-Florida coast as a Category 2 on Oct 9-10. Will Trump approve a major disaster declaration for either state by Oct 13? 🏛 Politics
- Guillermo Rodriguez scored 13 of 30 and survived again on 'Dancing With the Stars.' Will he be eliminated Oct 13? 🎬 Culture
- 'Patient Zero' gave Taylor Swift her 16th Hot 100 No. 1. Will it still be on top of the chart dated Oct 17? 🎬 Culture
- Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case and death on Oct 6. Will it confirm a second case by Oct 13? 🔭 Discovery
October 13, 2026
- Trump canceled $810 million Congress had already approved; the GAO calls it illegal. Will a lawsuit challenging it be filed by Oct 13? 🏛 Politics
- Lamar Jackson sprained an ankle and left the Titans game in a boot. Will he start for the Ravens at Atlanta on Oct 11? 🏈 Sports
- JPMorgan topped estimates by 55 cents last quarter. Will it report more than $5.88 a share on Oct 13? 💰 Markets