Nobel Prize

On Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) took a swipe at House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) priorities, contrasting Capitol Hill's paralysis over a weeks-long shutdown with Johnson's promotion of a signature drive to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Newsom...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has come forward in support of President Donald Trump‘s candidacy for the Nobel Peace Prize. This follows the Nobel committee’s decision to award the peace prize to María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader. Putin voiced his disappointment...

U.S.-based scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for "experiments that revealed quantum physics in action," recognizing tabletop superconducting circuits that made the quantum world visible on a human scale. Academy Highlights...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has put forth U.S. President Donald Trump as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. This nomination was made during a meeting at the White House, highlighting the ongoing collaboration between the U.S. and Israel in addressing Middle Eastern diplomatic...

Pakistan has announced plans to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role in easing tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan. The proposal follows Trump’s unexpected declaration of a ceasefire in May, which came during a four-day standoff...

Three U.S.-based economists have been awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their significant contributions to understanding global wealth inequality. As per the official press release, U.S.-based economists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson were awarded the...

Renowned economist Tyler Cowen has proposed Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) creator Vitalik Buterin as a deserving candidate for the forthcoming Nobel Prize in Economics. What Happened: Cowen put forward this unconventional nomination during a podcast with fellow economist Alex Tabarrok on Tuesday. He...

Geoffrey Hinton, known as the "Godfather of AI," won a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in artificial intelligence. What Happened: Hinton and Princeton professor John Hopfield are the joint winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2024 thanks to their early work in AI and deep learning dating...

The weekend was abuzz with a flurry of news, from reports on national debt to the latest Federal Reserve stress test results. Former President Donald Trump’s economic policies were under scrutiny, while the call for a rate cut by a prominent economist added to the mix. Here’s a quick...

On Sunday, Hillary Clinton lauded Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, the recent Nobel Peace Prize laureate, despite her ongoing house arrest in Iran. Clinton’s praise underscores the international recognition of Mohammadi’s relentless fight for women’s rights and...

Tech visionary Bill Gates commended the groundbreaking work of Nobel Prize laureates Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, whose research on mRNA has revolutionized vaccine development against COVID-19. What Happened: Gates took to X, formerly Twitter, to acknowledge the work of scientists ...

Elon Musk has stirred the scientific community by expressing his critical views on Richard Feynman’s physics lectures, making us wonder how the fictional genius, Sheldon Cooper, would respond to this unexpected critique. What Happened: In a fiery post on Tuesday, Musk...

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts have voiced a petition on Twitter to have the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences awarded to Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). This comes days after the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced three recipients of the...

Richard Thaler is the 2017 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to behavioral economics. Thaler researches decision-making psychology, which bridges the gap between economics and psychology, as well as behavioral finance and economics. He is best known...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date. What Happened: On Dec. 10, 1901, the estate of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel was awarded the first Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. Where The Market Was: The S&...