UK bank Barclays was the most “superconnected” company in the world back in 2007, and three other banks were in the top 10, according to an analysis by theorists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

The New Scientist magazine said an analysis of the relationships between 43,000 transnational corporations has identified a relatively small group of companies, mainly banks, with "disproportionate power over the global economy." http://bit.ly/nQSpon