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 (-0,3%). The PC's and the monitors themselves are all from $HPQ (+2,99%) with keyboard and mouse from $LOGN (+0,45%). The telephone system is WebEx from $CSCO (+1,02%) and the work phones are from $AAPL (+0,7%) with $DTE (-0,71%) contract (and that although next door $VOD (-0,3%) sits). In addition, there are large monitors in each conference room from $DELL (+2,42%).
In the production of the semiconductors itself there are of course many machines from $ASML (-0,89%), $CAJ (+0%) and $7731 (-1,3%). The many industrial gases needed come from $LIN , $AI (+0,09%) and $4091 (-0,53%). The basic material and chemicals come among others also from $WCH (-0,55%) and $BAS (-1,39%).
The purchasers of the finished chips then include, for example. $VOW3 (-0,59%) , $BMW (-0,11%) , $MBG (+0,25%) and $TM (+1,76%). But also $V (+1,2%), $AAPL (+0,7%) and $SMSD (+1,4%) 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).
