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* Time Inc., the largest U.S. magazine publisher, will begin selling a lower-priced monthly women’s magazine through Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to target cost-conscious shoppers. Time, a unit of Time Warner Inc., will distribute the new All You magazine in Wal-Mart stores in September before expanding to other retail outlets.

* Microsoft Corp. said it would begin selling sell its Xbox game console for $149.99 in the U.S. and cut prices on several games in an attempt to draw users away from rival Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 2.

* Complaints from consumers having trouble switching wireless carriers without giving up their telephone numbers have ebbed, according to figures released by the Federal Communications Commission.

* Sun Microsystems Inc. was hired by Major League Baseball to help upgrade its website and those of its 30 teams so it can handle the growing traffic from fans. Terms of the contract weren’t disclosed.