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Lenny Dykstra, a former baseball star, is launching The Players Club, a magazine aimed at helping players manage their millions. Read more..

By KEN BELSON - The New York Times

Ideeli, a new e-commerce Web site, will offer members a chance to buy heavily discounted luxury items — as long as they are quick enough. Read more..

By BOB TEDESCHI - The New York Times

Media consumers have been watching the writers’ strike from the sidelines, but they might take notice if the awards season is replaced by marches and pickets. Read more..

By DAVID CARR - The New York Times

The new Facebook application for the Rhapsody music service shows some of the advantages of integrating powerful applications into Facebook’s environment. Read more..

By SAUL HANSELL - The New York Times

Newer computer chips with multiple processors require dauntingly complex software and programmers are having a hard time keeping up. Read more..

By JOHN MARKOFF - The New York Times

A broad coalition of groups is expected to file a petition asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to expand its investigation into the marketing of power. Read more..

By DAVID CAY JOHNSTON - The New York Times

Ingersoll Rand, the industrial conglomerate, said Monday it would buy Trane, the air conditioning company that is the successor to American Standard, for $10.1 billion in cash and stock. Read more..

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED - The New York Times

Key milestones expected in the week ahead. Read more..

By THE NEW YORK TIMES - The New York Times

A startup takes an entire telephone company switchboard and makes it available over the Internet. This allows programmers to develop applications that combine telephone calls and other data. Read more..

By JOHN MARKOFF - The New York Times