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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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Crude oil prices fluctuate as global markets react to July instabilityFinance

Crude oil prices fluctuate as global markets react to July instability

Crude oil prices fluctuate this July amid global market instability. Meanwhile, France defeated Morocco 2-0 in the World Cup to advance to the semifinals.

Hormuz tanker traffic drops to two ships amid regional tensionsFinance

Hormuz tanker traffic drops to two ships amid regional tensions

Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell to just two ships on Thursday as regional military tensions escalate following the death of Ali Khamenei.

Number 100,000 emerges as benchmark for global structural disruptionBusiness

Number 100,000 emerges as benchmark for global structural disruption

Volkswagen management now weighs a restructuring plan that could eliminate 100,000 jobs worldwide, according to new reports on looming factory closures.

U.S. Airstrikes in Iran Threaten Global Oil Flow Through HormuzFinance

U.S. Airstrikes in Iran Threaten Global Oil Flow Through Hormuz

On July 9, 2026, the U.S. launched airstrikes against Iranian coastal sites including Bandar Abbas and Jask, threatening global oil flow through Hormuz.

Apple Invests $30 Billion in Broadcom for US Chip ManufacturingBusiness

Apple Invests $30 Billion in Broadcom for US Chip Manufacturing

Apple commits $30 billion to Broadcom to manufacture wireless chips in the United States, aiming to secure its silicon supply chain via domestic plants.

Bezos Opens Blue Origin to Outside Investors to Challenge SpaceXBusiness

Bezos Opens Blue Origin to Outside Investors to Challenge SpaceX

Jeff Bezos will now accept outside investors for Blue Origin to raise $10 billion, ending his solo funding model to compete directly with rival SpaceX.

K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 freighter vanishes over Arabian SeaBusiness

K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 freighter vanishes over Arabian Sea

A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 freighter vanished over the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after reporting a navigational system failure while en route to Karachi.

Oil Prices Jump 3% After U.S. Strikes Iranian Targets in HormuzFinance

Oil Prices Jump 3% After U.S. Strikes Iranian Targets in Hormuz

Crude oil prices rose 3% after the U.S. military bombed Iranian air defense systems and 60 boats in the Strait of Hormuz following attacks on tankers.

Nasdaq-100 Waives Listing Rules to Add SpaceXFinance

Nasdaq-100 Waives Listing Rules to Add SpaceX

Nasdaq-100 added SpaceX to the index this past Tuesday after waiving a rule that requires companies to be publicly traded for three months before joining.

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce July 3 Wedding Fuels Prediction MarketsFinance

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce July 3 Wedding Fuels Prediction Markets

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married at Madison Square Garden on July 3, turning the celebrity wedding into a major event for online prediction markets.

Nintendo halts European Switch shipments amid consumer electronics dipBusiness

Nintendo halts European Switch shipments amid consumer electronics dip

Nintendo has stopped shipping Switch consoles to Europe as consumer demand falls. This follows the tragic death of 25-year-old PBS engineer Ivy Unruh.

Tanker fire near Oman fuels fears of Strait of Hormuz supply collapseFinance

Tanker fire near Oman fuels fears of Strait of Hormuz supply collapse

A liquefied natural gas tanker caught fire off the coast of Oman on Tuesday after a projectile strike, raising urgent concerns about Strait of Hormuz.