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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IE Alumni: €5K Seed Funds Signal FoodTech VC ShiftBusiness

IE Alumni: €5K Seed Funds Signal FoodTech VC Shift

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Iran Conflict: Crypto's $150M F1 Risk & Wider Impact

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Topeka Awards: Marketing Boost or Real Community Signal?

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Komodo Luxury’s Pivot: Indonesia Tourism’s New Stakes

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Paris Hilton's $4B Empire: AI & the Branding StakesBusiness

Paris Hilton's $4B Empire: AI & the Branding Stakes

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Iran Tensions: Will War Erase Your Tax Refund Gain?Finance

Iran Tensions: Will War Erase Your Tax Refund Gain?

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Awards Analysis: Algorithms & Your Local Business Choices

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CBL Debt Deal: Mall Values Shift & What It Means

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Concord Mall Sale: Land Use Implications, Not Retail's FateBusiness

Concord Mall Sale: Land Use Implications, Not Retail's Fate

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Powell Probe Dismissal: Stakes Rise for Fed IndependenceFinance

Powell Probe Dismissal: Stakes Rise for Fed Independence

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