Nobel Chemistry Goes to Pharma Breakthroughs; Stocks Slip

“That's not tea, Vera, that's sedation. As we told you earlier, Ukraine's grim story continues. The new item is the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.” — Dale Bearman, on air

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on Midday Movers
Published 12:29 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2026

At a glance

First reported by WSJ: “Nobel Prize for Chemistry Awarded for Breakthroughs That Advanced Modern Pharmaceuticals”, with reporting from CNBC.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 12:29 PM ET on Midday Movers, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Nobel Prize, Goldman Sachs, Micron.
BBN covered this story before: Chemistry Nobel Goes to Kagan and Soai for Life's Asymmetry (October 7).

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WSJNobel Prize for Chemistry Awarded for Breakthroughs That Advanced Modern Pharmaceuticals
CNBCStocks making the biggest moves midday: Goldman Sachs, Webull, Worthington Steel, Micron & more

What BBN said about it

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat's not tea, Vera, that's sedation. As we told you earlier, Ukraine's grim story continues. The new item is the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Wall Street Journal reports Henri Kagan of France and Kenso Soai of Japan share it, for breakthroughs that advanced modern pharmaceuticals.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe prize is worth about one point two million dollars.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo chemists get a fortune for pills, and the S and P is down zero point three one percent.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEven molecules can't save you, Vera.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Dow is down zero point six seven, Dale. Temporarily unrealized. Meanwhile, CNBC says Goldman Sachs, Webull and Micron are among the big midday movers.