Sorry for the terrible formatting. Tried to fix it but the last edit seems to have borked it completely.
www.realbusinessrescue.co.uk/advice-hub/companies-worth-more-than-countries
techcrunch.com/2023/06/29/so-who-watches-the-watchmen
www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/23/amazon-tesla-meta-climate-change-democracy
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Influence and power are related but separate concepts.
And often the influence of an organisation is related to the state willing to back it. The US intervening for Tesla for instance. And China Petroleum wouldnt be so big if it wasnt for the chinese state.