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.

386 articles published

Latest Articles

Six Inland California Cities Face $39 Billion Financial RiskFinance

Six Inland California Cities Face $39 Billion Financial Risk

Uncover the hidden economic fault lines in inland California. Our analysis reveals a $39B distress signal & exposes how wage stagnation fuels vulnerability.

Business Insider’s C-Section Series Nominated for 2026 ASME AwardBusiness

Business Insider’s C-Section Series Nominated for 2026 ASME Award

Uncover the hidden economics of C-sections. Our analysis reveals how data transparency is reshaping healthcare, exposing a $6.2B market & patient challenges.

FBI Reports $26 Billion in Annual Cybercrime Losses During Tax SeasonBusiness

FBI Reports $26 Billion in Annual Cybercrime Losses During Tax Season

Uncover why tax season fuels a $26B cyberattack surge targeting small businesses. Analyze the tactics, understand the escalating financial risk, & protect ...

Alberta Projects $6.9 Billion Deficit Amid Rising CostsFinance

Alberta Projects $6.9 Billion Deficit Amid Rising Costs

Uncover the deeper meaning behind Alberta's deficit! Our analysis reveals how resource reliance & rapid growth create a fiscal crisis—and risky solutions.

Notre Dame STEM finance status boosts visa options for global studentsFinance

Notre Dame STEM finance status boosts visa options for global students

Uncover the surprising strategy behind Notre Dame's STEM finance shift! We analyze how this move impacts $3.8B in international student spending & US workf...

Novo Nordisk Cuts Ozempic and Wegovy List Prices by Up to 50 PercentBusiness

Novo Nordisk Cuts Ozempic and Wegovy List Prices by Up to 50 Percent

Uncover the *real* reason behind Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic & Wegovy price cuts. Our analysis reveals a strategic shift reshaping GLP-1 access—beyond the headlines.

Paramount-Skydance Outbids Netflix for Warner Bros Discovery DealBusiness

Paramount-Skydance Outbids Netflix for Warner Bros Discovery Deal

Uncover the surprising Paramount-Skydance deal's deeper meaning! We analyze what this Netflix loss signals for streaming's future & independent content's s...

Nancy Tengler identifies Nvidia’s $30B sovereign AI business growthBusiness

Nancy Tengler identifies Nvidia’s $30B sovereign AI business growth

Uncover Nvidia's $30B AI secret! We analyze how sovereign AI is reshaping global power, driving explosive growth & fueling a critical geopolitical race.

Greece Prosecutes Yanis Varoufakis Over 1989 Drug ConfessionFinance

Greece Prosecutes Yanis Varoufakis Over 1989 Drug Confession

Uncover the strategy behind Varoufakis's legal charge. Is it justice or a calculated political maneuver to silence dissent before Greece’s crucial vote?

Nvidia to Guarantee $30 Billion in CoreWeave Data Center LeasesFinance

Nvidia to Guarantee $30 Billion in CoreWeave Data Center Leases

Uncover the surprising strategy fueling AI's data center boom! Nvidia's bold lease guarantee for CoreWeave reveals a power shift & future infrastructure stakes.

Penn Entertainment Q4 revenue hits $1.81B amid legal betting disputeBusiness

Penn Entertainment Q4 revenue hits $1.81B amid legal betting dispute

Uncover Penn Entertainment's surprising retreat from prediction markets! Our analysis reveals a calculated gamble to safeguard gaming licenses & shape spor...

Macie Strum Spent $68,000 to Quit Her Career and Move to SarajevoBusiness

Macie Strum Spent $68,000 to Quit Her Career and Move to Sarajevo

Uncover the surprising economics of career reinvention. We analyze one woman's $68K "reset" after layoffs, revealing why redefining success can be a smart ...