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 (+0,15 %). The PC's and the monitors themselves are all from $HPQ (+1,65 %) with keyboard and mouse from $LOGN (-0,35 %). The telephone system is WebEx from $CSCO (+1,52 %) and the work phones are from $AAPL (-0,25 %) with $DTE (-0,22 %) contract (and that although next door $VOD (-1,31 %) sits). In addition, there are large monitors in each conference room from $DELL (+1,53 %).
In the production of the semiconductors itself there are of course many machines from $ASML (+6,23 %), $CAJ (+2 %) and $7731 (+1,95 %). The many industrial gases needed come from $LIN , $AI (-0,55 %) and $4091 (+2,1 %). The basic material and chemicals come among others also from $WCH (+2,02 %) and $BAS (-1,1 %).
The purchasers of the finished chips then include, for example. $VOW3 (-1,88 %) , $BMW (+0,36 %) , $MBG (+1,28 %) and $TM (+0,59 %). But also $V (-1,8 %), $AAPL (-0,25 %) and $SMSD (+2,6 %) 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).