FBI probes suspected insider trading in H.J. Heinz buyout

The FBI has launched a probe into suspected insider trading activity that took place one day before H.J. Heinz announced that it would be acquired for $28 billion by a private investment consortium. The FBI confirmed the criminal investigation on Tuesday, days after the Securities and Exchange Commission froze a Swiss account that the agency said was used by "certain unknown traders" to make "highly suspicious" trades in advance of the Heinz deal.