COMING THIS WEEK

Monday: Lucent Technologies, once a blue-chip stalwart on Wall Street, has lost a stunning $120 billion of stock market value this year, mainly because the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker has made costly mistakes that have slowed its stellar growth. The Cutting Edge

Tuesday: A young nuclear chemist wants to get an MBA but wonders how to juggle his finances to make it happen. Money Make-Over in Wall Street, California

Wednesday: Sheer determination and self-reliance aren’t enough to survive as a business, an adventure travel company learns. Your Company

Also: At the California Superbike School, an all-female class of riders takes to the track to become better, safer motorcyclists. Highway 1

Thursday: Digital cameras are getting so good so fast that it is almost not worth buying one. But a new one from I/O Magic of Irvine stands out. The Cutting Edge/Personal Technology