Tag: money
💰 Have the pandemic profiteers made too much money? | The Stream
COVID-19 has been one of the most profitable things to happen in human history – but only a miniscule portion of people benefited. A new Oxfam report called “Profiting from Pain” found that for a new billionaire was created every 30 hours during the global pandemic. But nearly one million people were pushed into extreme poverty at nearly the same rate in 2022 alone. Researchers…
Thai farm ‘milks’ fish for caviar, sparing their lives and saving money
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Michelin-starred chef Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn is adding an affordable Thailand-made delicacy to the menu at his high-end Bangkok restaurant. The black caviar, mostly associated with sub-Arctic nations, is breaking into the Thai fine-dining scene, thanks to an innovative farm outside the capital. The Thai Sturgeon Farm offers a more ethical and affordable product. Sturgeon are traditionally…
‘Take the money and run’: Danish artist keeps money from museum intended for artwork
A museum in Denmark is finding out just how much an empty canvas is worth. The frame was supposed to be filled with cash. Danish artist Jens Haaning was given the equivalent of nearly $84,000 in Danish kroner and euro banknotes by the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg but decided to keep the money to himself and submitted two empty canvases — titled…