Challenges In The News 09/27/08

He’s done enough to see the challenge before winning the match.

Federer is not a fan of the challenge system.

Mr. Remes’s conduct came at a critical time for U.S. detention policies. Last month, the Supreme Court decided that foreign nationals held at Guantanamo have a right to pursue habeas corpus challenges to their detention.

Now comes the real challenge.

While most networks are facing a huge challenge from the rise of online entertainment options and ad-skipping devices, the CW has been particularly susceptible. It’s core demographic – younger viewers – are more comfortable watching entertainment on their computers than older audiences are, and more willing to try the latest ad-skipping technologies.

A French chemical maker is reaping a potential billion-dollar windfall under a United Nations program intended to spur climate-friendly investment in the developing world, highlighting the challenges of using market forces to tackle global warming.

This week presents just the latest in a string of challenges.

Yahoo’s Net Falls 18% as Growth Concerns Persist. “It has been a very challenging environment for our company and employees,” said Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang in an interview, nodding to the drama surrounding Microsoft’s unsolicited bid for Yahoo. “But results were strong. We feel good about that.”

A Shopping Trip To the App Store for Your iPhone. Even more noteworthy: iPhone and Touch users have downloaded 25 million copies of these programs, ranging from silly sound effects to challenging games; from news readers to restaurant locators; from social-networking programs to business applications.

GE’s Imagination at Work. Challenged at Home, Company Strikes Gusher with Abu Dhabi Linkup

This month, Mr. Cuomo chose not to appeal a decision that allowed former New York Stock Exchange CEO Dick Grasso to keep his compensation package, which Mr. Spitzer had challenged.