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 (+0,27%). The PC's and the monitors themselves are all from $HPQ (+1,48%) with keyboard and mouse from $LOGN (-1,42%). The telephone system is WebEx from $CSCO (-1,29%) and the work phones are from $AAPL (-0,21%) with $DTE (+1,12%) contract (and that although next door $VOD (+1,17%) sits). In addition, there are large monitors in each conference room from $DELL (+2,68%).
In the production of the semiconductors itself there are of course many machines from $ASML (-1,43%), $CAJ (-1,41%) and $7731 (+0,07%). The many industrial gases needed come from $LIN , $AI (+0,41%) and $4091 (+1,44%). The basic material and chemicals come among others also from $WCH (-2,86%) and $BAS (-2,28%).
The purchasers of the finished chips then include, for example. $VOW3 (-0,96%) , $BMW (-1,03%) , $MBG (-1,7%) and $TM (-0,31%). But also $V (+0,74%), $AAPL (-0,21%) and $SMSD (-0,4%) 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).