History Thread for “profit”

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March 20, 2026 Politics

Torres faces scrutiny over defense investments

U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) has faced scrutiny in 2026 following financial disclosures showing investments in defense contractors, including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumma...

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February 27, 2026 Finance

COVID-19 highlights challenges for stakeholder capitalism

The COVID-19 pandemic has served as a stress test for the model of stakeholder capitalism, in which companies are expected to consider the interests of employees, customers, communities, ...

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February 24, 2026 Finance

U.S. Stocks Rebound on AI Optimism

U.S. stock markets rebounded on Tuesday after earlier declines. The S&P 500 rose 0.8 percent, the Dow Jones increased by approximately 410 points, and the Nasdaq gained about 1.1 percent....

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February 7, 2026 Breaking

Head of Sweden’s UNHCR fundraising agency Joanna Rubinstein resigns after Epstein file revelations

Stockholm · Stockholm County · Sweden

Head of Sweden’s UNHCR fundraising agency Joanna Rubinstein resigns after Epstein file revelations On February 7, 2026, Joanna Rubinstein stepped down from her role as chair of...

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February 5, 2026 Finance

European Markets Decline After ECB Holds Interest Rates

European Markets Decline After ECB Holds Interest Rates On February 5, 2026, European financial markets experienced a notable decline following the European Central Bank’s announcement t...

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January 24, 2026 Breaking

Guinness World Records Recognizes Israeli Event Marking Thousands Of Living Kidney Donations

Rabin Medical Center · Petah Tikva · Central District · Israel

On January 24, 2026, Guinness World Records recognized an event in Jerusalem that marked more than 2,000 living kidney donations facilitated by the Israeli nonprofit organization Matnat C...

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July 10, 2020 Breaking

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Faces Scrutiny Over WE Charity Controversy

Ottawa · Ontario · Canada

On July 10, 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under intense scrutiny regarding the federal government’s decision to award a $912 million student volunteer grant program to...

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July 9, 2020 Breaking

WE Charity Controversy: Conflicts in Canadian Politics

Parliament Hill · Ottawa · Ontario · Canada

WE Charity, which was involved in a major Canadian federal grant program, faced scrutiny over conflicts of interest involving members of the Trudeau family and the awarding of public fund...

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September 5, 2015 Breaking

Israeli and Jewish aid groups support migrant and refugee assistance in Europe

Brussels · Brussels-Capital Region · Belgium

Israeli and Jewish aid groups support migrant and refugee assistance in Europe On September 5, 2015, IsraAID, an Israeli non-governmental organization founded in 2001 to provide disaster...

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June 1, 2011 Breaking

Chief Rabbi Saul Kassin Probation Corruption Case

Trenton · New Jersey · USA

Rabbi Saul Kassin, a senior religious leader associated with the Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced in June 2011 to two years of unsupervised probation in connec...

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July 24, 2009 Breaking

FBI corruption arrest rabbis

Newark · New Jersey · USA

On July 24, 2009, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a large-scale public corruption and money laundering investigation involving arrests of political figures and religio...

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July 23, 2009 Breaking

Five Rabbis Arrested Corruption Money Laundering Organ Trade Case

New Jersey · USA

In July 2009, federal authorities in New Jersey arrested 44 individuals, including five rabbis, in a large-scale corruption and money laundering investigation conducted by the Federal Bur...

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September 11, 2001 Breaking

Howard Lutnick and Larry Silverstein on 911

World Trade Center · New York City · New York · United States

Howard Lutnick and Larry Silverstein on 9/11 On September 11, 2001, Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, was not in his office in the North Tower of the World Trade Center when Amer...

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July 1, 1997 Breaking

Christine Maxwell’s Technology Work and Family Connections

Cambridge · Massachusetts · United States

Christine Maxwell’s Technology Work and Family Connections Christine Yvonne Malina‑Maxwell is a British technology entrepreneur and co‑founder of software companies such as Magellan and ...

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May 13, 1950 Breaking

Anton LaVey: Founder of the Church of Satan and Author

Anton Szandor LaVey was born Howard Stanton Levey on April 11, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, to Jewish parents. His father, Michael Joseph Levey, was of French-American descent, and his mo...

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October 16, 1946 Breaking

Michael A. Aquino Jr.: Military Officer, Political Scientist, and Religious Founder

Michael A. Aquino Jr. (October 16, 1946 – September 1, 2019) was an American political scientist, military officer, and religious founder. He served as a specialist in psychological opera...

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November 15, 1923 Finance

Before Hitler: How Big Banks and Financiers Profited from High Interest Rates

Before Hitler rose to power, major banks and financiers profited from high interest rates in Germany. During the Weimar Republic, government bonds often carried 6-10% nominal rates. Banks...

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August 25, 1913 Breaking

The Leo Frank Trial and Conviction in Georgia

Fulton County Courthouse · Atlanta · Georgia · United States

In August 1913, Leo Frank, a Jewish factory superintendent at the National Pencil Company in Atlanta, Georgia, was tried and convicted for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan. Phagan wa...

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Who Profited From Industrial War?

1914–1918 — Armaments companies, explosives producers and other industrial suppliers receive enormous wartime orders. Some businesses benefit heavily while others suffer from disruption a...

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Published Research Kissinger investigation

Population Council

The Population Council is a nonprofit research organization founded in 1952 by John D. Rockefeller 3rd. It conducted research and supported programs concerning population, reproductive he...

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Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Who Profited From the War Economy?

8 February 1942 — Use the expansion of wartime production as the investigative anchor. Companies in Allied and Axis states received enormous military orders, while the Nazi economy additi...

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