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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble hinted on Saturday that Berlin was preparing for a possible Greek default, drawing a parallel with the secrecy of German reunification plans in 1989. At a briefing with reporters after a tense meeting of euro zone finance ministers on Greece on Friday, Schaeuble was asked if euro zone finance ministers were working on a “Plan B” in case negotiations on funding with cash-strapped Athens fail. To explain his position, he drew a parallel with the secrecy that was necessary during the initial stage of planning for German reunification in 1989.

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Greece’s governors and other local officials agreed on Saturday to lend cash to the near-bankrupt central government after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured them the measure would last for only a short period of time. Greek lawmakers approved a decree late on Friday to force state entities to lend cash to the central government in spite of protests by municipalities and labor unions.

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Foreign banks are not “queuing up” to buy lenders in Italy after a government reform that is expected to spur a wave of mergers and acquisitions targeting cooperative banks in the euro zone’s third biggest economy, its chief executive said. “I have not seen queues (by foreign banks) to enter Italy,” UBI CEO Victor Massiah told reporters on the sidelines of a shareholder meeting that approved the bank’s 2014 accounts.

Apple could crush sales estimates over the coming quarters on the back of higher than expected market share gains for its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.