Verizon iPhone Pre-Orders Stopped (VZ)

According to Bloomberg, CNBC, and confirmed to Benzinga by a Verizon VZ Wireless employee, Verizon has stopped taking pre-orders for the Apple AAPL iPhone already. The phone went on pre-sale yesterday at 3 a.m. The company will again begin taking orders on February 9. Shares of Apple are up 46 cents to $343.90 in pre-market trading.