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 (+0,23%). The PC's and the monitors themselves are all from $HPQ (+1,62%) with keyboard and mouse from $LOGN (+1,49%). The telephone system is WebEx from $CSCO (+1,98%) and the work phones are from $AAPL (+1,54%) with $DTE (-1,12%) contract (and that although next door $VOD (+1,24%) sits). In addition, there are large monitors in each conference room from $DELL (+3,4%).
In the production of the semiconductors itself there are of course many machines from $ASML (+0,28%), $CAJ (+0%) and $7731 (-3,24%). The many industrial gases needed come from $LIN , $AI (-0,09%) and $4091 (+1,99%). The basic material and chemicals come among others also from $WCH (+1,21%) and $BAS (+1,05%).
The purchasers of the finished chips then include, for example. $VOW3 (+1,55%) , $BMW (+1,17%) , $MBG (+2,22%) and $TM (+3,21%). But also $V (+1,05%), $AAPL (+1,54%) and $SMSD (+1,3%) 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).