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 (+0,92 %). The PC's and the monitors themselves are all from $HPQ (+2,69 %) with keyboard and mouse from $LOGN (+1,11 %). The telephone system is WebEx from $CSCO (+2,41 %) and the work phones are from $AAPL (+1,3 %) with $DTE (+1,45 %) contract (and that although next door $VOD (+0,87 %) sits). In addition, there are large monitors in each conference room from $DELL (+3,53 %).
In the production of the semiconductors itself there are of course many machines from $ASML (+0,79 %), $CAJ (+1,95 %) and $7731 (-0,2 %). The many industrial gases needed come from $LIN , $AI (+0,42 %) and $4091 (+0,6 %). The basic material and chemicals come among others also from $WCH (-1,68 %) and $BAS (+1,21 %).
The purchasers of the finished chips then include, for example. $VOW3 (+1,09 %) , $BMW (+0,21 %) , $MBG (+0,85 %) and $TM (+0,9 %). But also $V (+0,43 %), $AAPL (+1,3 %) and $SMSD (-1,44 %) 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).