James Chen
James Chen — Editor-in-Chief at OwlyTimes, which he founded in 2025 with a small team of editors. Reports on markets with a CPA's suspicion and a reporter's notebook. Came to the project after seven years on a regional business desk in Chicago, where he learned to read footnotes before press releases. Numbers tell stories; he edits the stories so they tell the truth.
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FinanceBond Traders Price In 2026 Rate Hikes Amid Kevin Warsh Fed Speculation
Bond traders are now pricing in potential 2026 interest rate hikes as markets react to speculation that Kevin Warsh may lead the Federal Reserve soon.
BusinessMicrosoft Prices New Surface AI Laptops at $1,949 for SMBs
Microsoft now sells the Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12 starting at $1,949 for small businesses to handle intensive local generative AI work tasks.
BusinessSouth Louisiana firms hire veteran leaders amid regional trend
First Horizon Bank hired Wanda Weinberger to manage its Pan American Life location, reflecting a regional trend of hiring leaders with 35 years experience.
BusinessWiley Harrison Receives BCW’s Jim O’Toole Award in Scarsdale
The Business Council of Westchester honored Wiley Harrison with the Jim O’Toole Memorial Award on May 18, 2026, at the Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale.
BusinessPoppi Founders Detail $1.95B Sale and Years of Financial Struggle
Allison and Stephen Ellsworth sold their beverage startup Poppi for $1.95 billion after years of financial struggle and scaling sales to $500 million yearly.
BusinessNVIDIA Shares Fall 1.8% as Company Restructures Data Center Reporting
NVIDIA shares fell 1.8% on May 21, 2026, as the company restructured its data center reporting to split revenue between Hyperscale and new industrial segments.
BusinessChicagoans mourn vanished storefronts as retail landscape evolves
Chicago residents mourn the loss of legendary storefronts like Marshall Field and Co. as high-density developments replace historic retail anchors today.
BusinessFaraday Future Investors Approve All 2026 Annual Meeting Proposals
Faraday Future investors approved all proposals at the May 22, 2026 meeting, granting management a clear mandate to pivot toward an Embodied AI ecosystem.
FinanceOver 200 Federal Campaigns Use Redboxing to Boost Super PAC Spending
Over 200 federal campaigns used redboxing in 2022 to boost super PAC spending. Candidates like Ammar Campa-Najjar leveraged this tactic to raise over $1 mi...
BusinessUS agents arrest sister of GAESA executive in Cuba finance probe
US federal agents arrested Adys Lastres Morera in a probe targeting the finances of GAESA, the Cuban military conglomerate, by seizing American real estate.
BusinessNadella dismantles Microsoft leadership hierarchy to accelerate AI
CEO Satya Nadella dismantles the traditional senior leadership hierarchy at Microsoft to speed up AI development for its 220,000 employees globally today.
FinanceOnly 23 Percent of Firms Report AI Initiatives Meeting Expectations
A new KPMG report finds that only 23 percent of organizations report their AI initiatives meet expectations, highlighting a gap between adoption and value.