Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

InvestorPlace Contributor

Expertise: Technology, Biotech, Renewable energy

Education: M.S,J. Northwestern (Medill School) 1978; B.A. Rice University, History and Political Science 1977

Awards & Accomplishments: Tech reporter since 1982, Freelance since 1983, on Internet since 1985. Created first online coverage of Internet with a magazine, Interactive Age, 1994 Co-wrote BBS Systems for Business in 1991, Wrote Guide to Field Computing in 1992 Wrote technology history now called "Living with Moore's Law" in 2001, 2010, 2021 Author of over a dozen books, both fiction and non-fiction

About Dana:
Dana Blankenhorn has been a financial journalist since 1978, a technology journalist since 1982, and an Internet journalist since 1985. He writes a Substack newsletter, Facing the Future, which covers technology, markets, and politics.

He has written a half-dozen technology books, several novels available at the Amazon Kindle store, and covered beats ranging from education to e-commerce, and from open source to renewable energy. He lives in Atlanta.

Recent Articles

JPMorgan Chase Risks Being Left Behind in a Fintech World

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

JPMorgan Chase earned nearly $6 billion from trading just in the last quarter, but its fintech innovation is lagging new competitors.

Can Coca-Cola Get Its Mojo Back?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Coca-Cola is no longer comparable to Pepsico, which is now a food company. Instead, think of KO stock as a bond with a 3.28% yield.

Pick Apple Stock for Its Stability, Not Its Staggering Gains

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AAPL stock is no longer the go-go growth stock of your youth, but a mature company you should invest in on weakness.

Comcast: Kabletown Is StreamingTown

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Comcast now has a streaming service, Peacock, and a streaming platform called Flex. Investors hope this means it can grow past the cutting of the cable cord.

8 Retail Stocks to Look To in the Recovery

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Not all retailers died during the retail Armageddon. Those who survived may or may not be good investments right now.

Investors Should See ATT Stock as a Bond, Maybe Even a Junk Bond

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AT&T remains committed to its dividend and to paying down its massive debt. Think of T stock as a high-yielding bond rather than a common stock.

Should Disney Stock Be Valued More Than Amazon?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Disney should soon start printing money at its parks, cruise line and resorts, while adding to its streaming revenue to boost DIS stock.

Amazon Is the Real King of Streaming

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon is able to dominate streaming markets without any apparent effort, making AMZN stock worth more than the sum of its parts.

AMC Networks Follows a Different Streaming Path

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMC Networks beat analyst estimates for 2020, but those numbers were still below 2019. AMCX stock investors are buying its relative success in selling multiple streams through multiple sales channels.

Netflix Stock Looks Like It Might Be All Done Defying Gravity

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Netflix is now a mature company facing stiffer challenges from Hollywood incumbents like the Walt Disney Co.

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