Control who can buy and sell. It makes sense now. That’s straight from the description of the beasts of Revelation. The consolidated powers lead to the mark of the beast, without which nobody can buy or sell.
They are:
the Commerce Department’s core business and trade functions;
the Small Business Administration;
the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative;
the Export-Import Bank;
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation;
and the Trade and Development Agency.