Many wealthy Chittagonians profited from wartime commerce. He argued that tariffs profited business and had no benefit for workers. While the pair dealt in legal goods, they also profited greatly from selling opium. Genoese bankers also profited from loans to the new nobility of Sicily. He later claimed that Squarcione had profited from his work without sufficient payment. Christian IV had also profited greatly from his policies in northern Germany. Land was something that was meant to be profited and capitalized off of. As the Royal Navy base that supervised the blockade, Halifax profited greatly during the war. They had profited by trading shares based on exclusive NHK knowledge. The four players had allegedly profited over US$10,000 through betting on their fixed matches. They profited greatly by the Red Sea transit trade via Aden and Zabid. Cartels profited from marijuana growing operations from Arkansas to Hawaii. As a result, Parallax profited heavily from "Descent II" success. The investigation found no evidence that Ducey profited from or engaged in criminal activity. This analysis proved correct, and Burry profited accordingly.