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 (+0,16 %). The PC's and the monitors themselves are all from $HPQ (-1,89 %) with keyboard and mouse from $LOGN (-0,52 %). The telephone system is WebEx from $CSCO (+0,03 %) and the work phones are from $AAPL (-0,72 %) with $DTE (+0 %) contract (and that although next door $VOD (+0,94 %) sits). In addition, there are large monitors in each conference room from $DELL (-0,52 %).
In the production of the semiconductors itself there are of course many machines from $ASML (+0,77 %), $CAJ (+0 %) and $7731 (-1,55 %). The many industrial gases needed come from $LIN , $AI (-0,66 %) and $4091 (+0,51 %). The basic material and chemicals come among others also from $WCH (-1,31 %) and $BAS (+0,11 %).
The purchasers of the finished chips then include, for example. $VOW3 (-1,45 %) , $BMW (-2,26 %) , $MBG (-1,9 %) and $TM (+1,37 %). But also $V (+0,93 %), $AAPL (-0,72 %) and $SMSD (+0,25 %) 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).