Ticker: June 23
The highly anticipated iPhone 4 will go on sale tomorrow at retailers such as Wal-Mart, RadioShack and Best Buy. AT&T Inc. stores won’t start selling the iPhone until June 29. Consumers were able to preorder the iPhone, but others have already started waiting outside stores to purchase it.
The U.S. Small Business Administration and several other organizations are hosting a seminar to help businesses learn how to avoid spyware, trojan horses and other viruses. Two workshops will be hosted in Iowa, one on July 29 in Cedar Rapids and one in Ankeny on August 26. For more information or to register, click here.
Investors are eagerly awaiting the Federal Reserve’s policy statement today, hoping for signs that interest rates will remain the same. Rates have been at the same level since December 2008. Though some worry that the economy could “double dip” into recession, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has said he is confident in the financial recovery. Read more.
General Stanley McChrystal is scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama today following controversial comments from the general and his aides reported in an upcoming story in Rolling Stone magazine. McChrystal has apologized for the remarks but told NBC News he doesn’t fear losing his job.