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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Nebraska's Growth Shift: $3.2M Signals Local Focus – AnalysisBusiness

Nebraska's Growth Shift: $3.2M Signals Local Focus – Analysis

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Pizza Automation: The Real Impact on Restaurants & You

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WA Business Flight: Tax Implications & Competitiveness Shift

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BTS's Return: Can New Album Revive $6.7B Impact?

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Richmond’s Boom: New Businesses Signal Local ShiftBusiness

Richmond’s Boom: New Businesses Signal Local Shift

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CRS 2026: Big Machine Lineup Signals Nashville's Power Shift

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Musk's Tesla: AI Job Cuts Signal a Silicon Valley Divide

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Middle East Crisis: Power Shift, Not Just Oil Prices

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Iran's Nuclear Shift: Power Play & Regional Impact Analysis

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Point's Police Closure: Governance at a Breaking Point – AnalysisFinance

Point's Police Closure: Governance at a Breaking Point – Analysis

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Inflation Bites: Why Small Businesses Are Boosting Marketing

Uncover why small businesses are surprisingly *increasing* marketing spend during inflation. This analysis reveals a smart survival strategy – and what it ...