CUPERTINO, CA -- Apple is investigating claims of worker abuses at a Jabil factory in China, the company acknowledged. The company is again in the headlines after a New York-based nongovernmental organization alleged that workers at Jabil's Green Point plant in Wuxi, China, maintain workloads well above the national limits, have been shorted millions of dollars in overtime pay, and have suffered other abuses.

NORWOOD, MA -- LTX-Credence has agreed to acquire Multitest and Everett Charles Technologies for $93.5 million, including $73.5 million in cash.

IRVINE, CA -- Micro-tier EMS Probe Manufacturing reported a net loss of $85,000 for the period ended June 30. The losses included interest expenses of approximately $72,000.

NEW YORK -- A new undercover investigation by China Labor Watch alleges a series of ethical and legal labor violations at a Jabil factory in Wuxi, China. The site reportedly is producing the soon-to-be-released iPhone for Apple.