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Factbox: Companies respond to crisis in Greece

(Reuters) – Greeks woke up to closed banks and cash machines on Monday as a breakdown in talks between Athens and its creditors plunged the country into crisis. Following are reactions from companies (in alphabetical order): ADO German real-estate company Ado Properties on Monday postponed its initial public offering until further notice citing market volatility caused by the Greece crisis.

Factbox: Companies respond to crisis in Greece

(Reuters) – Greeks woke up to closed banks and cash machines on Monday as a breakdown in talks between Athens and its creditors plunged the country into crisis. Following are reactions from companies (in alphabetical order): ADO German real-estate company Ado Properties on Monday postponed its initial public offering until further notice citing market volatility caused by the Greece crisis.

US Supreme Court rejects EPA mercury emissions limits

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected federal environmental regulations requiring power plants to limit emissions of mercury and other pollutants, in a defeat for the Obama administration. In a 5-4 decision split along conservative and liberal lines, America’s top court sided with 23 states and industry groups who had protested the cost of standards imposed in 2012 by the national Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).