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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.

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Brent Crude Hits $92 as Trump Extends Strait of Hormuz BlockadeBusiness

Brent Crude Hits $92 as Trump Extends Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Brent crude prices reached $92 per barrel after President Donald Trump confirmed that the US military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will last months.

APRA Orders Banks to Fix AI Oversight Gaps Following Tech AuditFinance

APRA Orders Banks to Fix AI Oversight Gaps Following Tech Audit

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ordered banks to fix AI oversight gaps after an audit revealed firms lack the skills to manage new risks.

Musk Admits Providing $38 Million to OpenAI, Falling Short of PledgeFinance

Musk Admits Providing $38 Million to OpenAI, Falling Short of Pledge

Elon Musk testified under oath that he contributed only $38 million to OpenAI, far less than the $1 billion he originally pledged to the firm in 2015.

Jerome Powell Holds Final Press Conference as Federal Reserve ChairFinance

Jerome Powell Holds Final Press Conference as Federal Reserve Chair

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held his final press conference today after the Senate Banking Committee confirmed Kevin Warsh as his successor.

AWS Targets Software Market With New Apps Amid $128B Revenue PushBusiness

AWS Targets Software Market With New Apps Amid $128B Revenue Push

AWS CEO Matt Garman pivots the company toward productivity software, launching Amazon Quick and Connect apps to capture the desktop market for workers.

Utenos Trikotažas Shareholders Fail to Approve 2025 Annual ReportBusiness

Utenos Trikotažas Shareholders Fail to Approve 2025 Annual Report

Shareholders of AB Utenos trikotažas did not approve the 2025 consolidated annual report during the general meeting held on April 29, 2026, in Lithuania.

Spiders Studio Faces Liquidation After Nacon InsolvencyFinance

Spiders Studio Faces Liquidation After Nacon Insolvency

The 18-year-old Parisian game developer Spiders faces formal liquidation as parent company Nacon enters insolvency, forcing staff to seek new employment.

Sound Financial Bancorp Q1 Profit Drops to $1.6 MillionFinance

Sound Financial Bancorp Q1 Profit Drops to $1.6 Million

Sound Financial Bancorp reported a Q1 2026 net income of $1.6 million, down from $2.2 million in the previous quarter, yielding $0.61 in diluted earnings.

Penn State Partners With Robinhood to Teach NIL Finance to AthletesFinance

Penn State Partners With Robinhood to Teach NIL Finance to Athletes

Penn State partners with Robinhood to launch credit-bearing courses for NCAA athletes, providing structured financial literacy training for NIL earnings.

Iran Conflict Pushes U.S. Gas Prices Higher as Instability PersistsFinance

Iran Conflict Pushes U.S. Gas Prices Higher as Instability Persists

Rising conflict in Iran is driving American gasoline prices higher as oil markets brace for supply disruptions caused by ongoing regional instability.

Gallup: Record 55% of Americans Say Personal Finances Are WorseningFinance

Gallup: Record 55% of Americans Say Personal Finances Are Worsening

A record 55% of Americans report that their personal finances are worsening, according to a new Gallup poll of 1,001 adults conducted during April 2024.

ServiceNow Shares Slide After $7.75 Billion Armis AcquisitionBusiness

ServiceNow Shares Slide After $7.75 Billion Armis Acquisition

ServiceNow stock fell after the company announced its $7.75 billion acquisition of Armis, marking one of the largest tech deals in Israeli history today.