Companies traded on the stock exchange in everyday professional life
Since I am @Simpson nominated, I now grant an insight into listed companies in my daily professional life.
Briefly about me: I am a mathematician and work in the semiconductor industry in a listed company.
Starting with the software: pretty much all computers in the office run Windows and Office from $MSFT (+0,66 %). The PC's and the monitors themselves are all from $HPQ (+0,05 %) with keyboard and mouse from $LOGN (+1,15 %). The telephone system is WebEx from $CSCO (+0,64 %) and the work phones are from $AAPL (+0,09 %) with $DTE (-0,64 %) contract (and that although next door $VOD (-1,44 %) sits). In addition, there are large monitors in each conference room from $DELL (+2,5 %).
In the production of the semiconductors itself there are of course many machines from $ASML (-1,76 %), $CAJ (-6 %) and $7731 (-1,03 %). The many industrial gases needed come from $LIN , $AI (+0,1 %) and $4091 (-0,4 %). The basic material and chemicals come among others also from $WCH (+1,75 %) and $BAS (+0,32 %).
The purchasers of the finished chips then include, for example. $VOW3 (+4,73 %) , $BMW (+2,87 %) , $MBG (+2,85 %) and $TM (-1,84 %). But also $V (+0,66 %), $AAPL (+0,09 %) and $SMSD (-0,95 %) are customers.
I have certainly forgotten a lot, but as an insight it should be enough I think.
I nominate @DonkeyInvestor , @GoDividend and @Divmann (sorry if someone has already been nominated, I don't have an overview anymore).