OwlyTimes
James Chen

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.

1488 articles published

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FFVII Remake: PC Priority Signals a Square Enix Shift

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Hitchcock ISD's Finances: A $14M Warning for Texas Schools

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Meta's $80B Metaverse Shift: Mobile Takes Center Stage 📱

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$83B Marketing Shift: How "Rural" Became a Political Brand

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Cybertruck's $60K Price: A Tesla Demand Signal?

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Moore's Tax Hike: Impact on MD Small Business Owners

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NY Robotaxi Pause: $16B Stakes & a VC Reality CheckBusiness

NY Robotaxi Pause: $16B Stakes & a VC Reality Check

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