Opening Belz, Sept. 10

3M thinks it can grow in sub-Saharan Africa – StarTribune
George Soros goes long on the European debt crisis – NY Review of Books
Chicago teachers union go on strike, Emanuel calls it "unnecessary" – NY Times
Add Turkey, population 74 million, to list of countries with slowing economy – WSJ
France's richest man applies to be Belgian – Reuters
New, high-tech airships are rising in California – LA Times
Two profs argue public-sector layoffs are America's hidden austerity program – Economix
How Google builds its maps, and what that means for the future – The Atlantic