The Latest Breaking News on Prizes

Joel Mokyr has warned of ‘dark clouds’ amid Trump tariffs, while Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have written about role of ‘creative destruction’

The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, France's Philippe Aghion and Canada's Peter Howitt for work on technology's impact on sustained economic growth.

Machado became the sixth person of Latin American descent to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for her ongoing fight to achieve a democratic transition in Venezuela.

Bets for Maria Corina Machado spiked on Polymarket gambling site hours before she was awarded prize

Donald Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio nominated Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for the Nobel Peace Prize, openly coveted by his boss, President Donald Trump.

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in recognition of her persistent fight for democracy and her nonviolent challenge to authoritarian rule. The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored her "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."

The president had repeatedly said he deserved the Nobel for ending "unendable wars."

He was a former chancellor of Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and was Scotland’s first black professor,

Many people expected that US President Donald Trump will receive the Nobel Peace Prize. However, it was Maria Corina Machado who was awarded.