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 (+0,93 %). The PC's and the monitors themselves are all from $HPQ (+1,94 %) with keyboard and mouse from $LOGN (+1,46 %). The telephone system is WebEx from $CSCO (+2,56 %) and the work phones are from $AAPL (+2,14 %) with $DTE (-0,24 %) contract (and that although next door $VOD (+1,05 %) sits). In addition, there are large monitors in each conference room from $DELL (+3,07 %).
In the production of the semiconductors itself there are of course many machines from $ASML (+1,26 %), $CAJ (+0 %) and $7731 (-0,86 %). The many industrial gases needed come from $LIN , $AI (-0,05 %) and $4091 (-1,27 %). The basic material and chemicals come among others also from $WCH (-0,24 %) and $BAS (-0,19 %).
The purchasers of the finished chips then include, for example. $VOW3 (-0,74 %) , $BMW (+0,29 %) , $MBG (-0,26 %) and $TM (+0,62 %). But also $V (+1,56 %), $AAPL (+2,14 %) and $SMSD (+0,77 %) 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).