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 (-1,05 %). The PC's and the monitors themselves are all from $HPQ (+0,51 %) with keyboard and mouse from $LOGN (+0,47 %). The telephone system is WebEx from $CSCO (+0,68 %) and the work phones are from $AAPL (+1,34 %) with $DTE (-0,92 %) contract (and that although next door $VOD (-0,74 %) sits). In addition, there are large monitors in each conference room from $DELL (+2,56 %).
In the production of the semiconductors itself there are of course many machines from $ASML (-1,59 %), $CAJ (+1,28 %) and $7731 (+1,29 %). The many industrial gases needed come from $LIN , $AI (-0,22 %) and $4091 (+0,26 %). The basic material and chemicals come among others also from $WCH (+1,9 %) and $BAS (-0,12 %).
The purchasers of the finished chips then include, for example. $VOW3 (+2,71 %) , $BMW (+0,87 %) , $MBG (-0,07 %) and $TM (+1,19 %). But also $V (-0,14 %), $AAPL (+1,34 %) and $SMSD (-1,21 %) 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).