Big Tech Prints, Auto Sector in Focus

The week's biggest moment arrives Thursday. Amazon and Intel both report Q3 2026 results after the close on October 29.

Microsoft goes a day earlier. The $3.9 trillion company drops its Q1 fiscal 2027 numbers on Wednesday evening. Amphenol and Chipotle Mexican Grill also report Wednesday.

Today brings Cadence Design Systems, which hosts its Q3 earnings call after the US close. Tuesday sees S&P Global report before the bell, alongside Centene.

No IPOs were confirmed in the seven-day window.

European auto names dominate the mid-week calendar. Mercedes-Benz Group reports Tuesday. ORTEX alt data shows Dutch car registrations, a leading indicator for Mercedes revenue, running 6% below the same quarter last year, with all three months in. Volkswagen and Renault follow Thursday. Austrian car registration data, which leads Volkswagen revenue by 18 days, is also tracking down 6% year-on-year.

Société Générale holds its Q3 earnings call Thursday morning in Paris.

On the index radar, Thursday's Russell 2000 rank date is key. Old National Bancorp sits exactly on the index boundary. A single closing print resolves whether $1.2 billion of tracker selling or $449 million of buying kicks in.

BorgWarner calls attention as an auto supplier with a Q3 call Thursday. California ZEV registrations fell 37% year-on-year in Q3 according to ORTEX alt data, the weakest Q3 in three years. That backdrop adds pressure to any supplier exposed to electric vehicle demand.