The first known example is the 6th century BC, where a greek philosopher cornered the market on olive oil presses, because he predicted a richt harvest via his

The first known example is the 6th century BC, where a greek philosopher cornered the market on olive oil presses, because he predicted a richt harvest via his knowledge of astronomy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornering_the_market#Thales_of_Miletus_(c._6th_century_BC) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornering_the_market#Thales_of...