Joshua Chaffin

5 days ago | wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Zusha Elinson

When President Trump announced last month that he would upend decades of American trade policy by imposing massive tariffs even on longtime allies, he aroused the competing spirits of his closest advisers. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, was all too aware of the disruption tariffs would pose to his electric vehicle company, Tesla, with factories and suppliers around the world.

5 days ago | tovima.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick

The rising cost of ice cream means that a simple indulgence for a couple—whether in the city or on an island—could now cost up to 12 euros. The wave of price hikes has not spared Greece’s favorite summer delight, as the cost of a single scoop of ice cream edges closer to 3 euros with the arrival of the warmer months. Confectioners report that the surge in raw material costs has been especially harsh on chocolate, which has seen its price skyrocket by 80%.

5 days ago | wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick

In selecting Prevost, the Conclave appears to be betting that his mixed identity—a Pope both of America and the world—will serve him well as leader of a global church trying to navigate a time of turmoil and transition. Its center of gravity is increasingly spread across a distant periphery, including Latin America, where Prevost enjoys popularity and strong relationships.

5 days ago | wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick

In selecting Prevost, the conclave appears to be betting that his mixed identity—a pope both of America and the world—will serve him well as leader of a global church trying to navigate a time of turmoil and transition. Its center of gravity is increasingly spread across a distant periphery, including Latin America, where Prevost enjoys popularity and strong relationships.

5 days ago | tovima.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick

Onetime math major seen as more measured than Francis; ‘an olive branch to the more conservative wing’When Catholic cardinals broke with convention and elected the first American pope in the church’s nearly 2,000-year history, they settled on a Chicagoan who has spent much of his adult life abroad. Robert Prevost, the cardinal who emerged on the Vatican balcony on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV, lived and worked in Peru as a missionary and parish priest—so long he eventually obtained dual citizenship.