Turkey, U.S. Join Syrian Rebel Assault on Islamic State A1

Turkish tanks, U.S. warplanes and Syrian rebels joined forces in a cross-border assault into northern Syria that quickly pushed ISIS forces from a strategic border town.

World

Central Bankers’ Main Challenge: Staying Relevant A2

When central bankers gather this week in Jackson Hole, Wyo., they will be consumed not with some pressing crisis in the global economy but by an existential threat to their relevance, Greg Ip writes.

Opinion

Vetting Chinese Investment A10

ChemChina’s bid for Syngenta would be the largest overseas acquisition by a Chinese company. The $43 billion price is nearly 10 times what a Chinese firm paid for U.S. pork producer Smithfield in 2013 and roughly half the value of all Chinese foreign investment in 2012. Chinese firms bought or took major stakes in 103 U.S. firms last year, up from 100 in 2014 and an annual average of 43 between 2010 and 2013 and 13 between 2006 and 2009, according to data from Rhodium Group.

Business & Finance

Asian Markets Stay Braced for Fed News B1

Traders stayed in the brace position Wednesday as they awaited for an expected tightening message from the U.S. Federal Reserve, contributing to a mixed performance among Asian equities.