A look at five tech stocks – Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the List

As always, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) remains the hottest tech company in news. Still, let’s take a look at the top five tech stocks and their performance this Thursday.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has sent out invitations to media for an event on the 16^th of October. The event will be held in Cupertino California. The media anticipates that the new models of the iPad and the iMac may be revealed on this occasion. However, it has been reported that the demands of the new iPhone are so high in number that the company may be forced to put off the launch of any new technology until the next year.

Just this morning, Carl Icahn, an activist investor, called out to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to repurchase its shares before the market caught up. According to the investor, the company shares are valued by half of their original value. Carl Icahn is one of the largest investors of the company.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s shares closed around $100 on Wednesday. Icahn believes that these shares could be easily worth $203, based on the projected earnings. When the market opened on Thursday, the company shares increased by over 1%.

GT Advanced Technologies (NYSE:GTAT)

GT Advanced Technologies (NYSE:GTAT) filed a case on Monday that it was bankrupt now but due to some confidentiality agreements, the company could not disclose its reasons for going bust to the court. This company had entered an agreement with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to supply them with scratch-resistant, sapphire-glass for the new iPhones. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) said that they will try to work with GT Advanced Technologies (NYSE:GTAT). The company had fallen about 92% in the beginning of this week and arrived at 92 cents per shares. The stock had improved slightly later, but then it fell again on Wednesday. On Thursday, the shares increased by 11.8% and closed at $1.23.

AT&T Inc. (NASDAQ:T)

AT&T Inc. (NASDAQ:T) had come to an agreement with the federal government and the authorities of the state for adding unauthorized charges to the consumer bills. According to the agreement, the company will be paying $105 million dollars for this. The company will pay dividend worth 46 cents by 3^rd of November. The announcement was made on the same day as the agreement with the federal state was reached. In the morning-trade, the company shares fell by 0.4%.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NASDQ:VZ)

This is the largest wireless carrier of the U.S. It has a dividend planned for 3 November itself. The company will have a new Nexus 5 phone with the help of Motorola (NASDAQ:MMI). On Wednesday, the company shares increased by 1.5% and closed at $49.87.

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC)

The company spends about $4 billion on its research and development department in a year. The analysts are considering the possibility of the company bringing an evolution in the smartphone microchip market in order to make up for all the costs in R&D. On Wednesday, the company shares increased by 2% during the trading session.