At first glance, it looked like huge news for Jabil Circuit Inc. Late Monday night, a news release popped up online that said the St. Petersburg electronics maker was making an unsolicited bid to take over its much larger rival Flextronics Inc. ...more

December 3, 2008

A Web site posting announced Monday that Jabil Circuit Inc. was making an unsolicited bid to take over its much larger rival Flextronics Inc. Here's the catch. It's not true. It's a hoax. A sophisticated and authentic-looking hoax. "It's bizarre," said Jabil spokeswoman Beth Walters. ...more

December 2, 2008

Major League Baseball has begun to review a draft of George Mitchell's report on drug use in the sport, one of the final steps before the results of his 20-month investigation are released. ...more

December 12, 2007