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

Facebook Stock Has ‘First World Problems’

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Facebook stock is the cheapest of the Cloud Czars and the only one that can justify its current valuation with profits and growth.

7 Bypassed Value Stocks to Buy Before Speculators Catch On

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investors keep seeking for Alpha, above-average returns, and leaving value stocks on the shelf. But when the market falls, these stocks will save your portfolio

Electronic Arts Could Be Following GameStop’s Path

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Game publisher Electronic Arts sees cloud gaming as just another revenue stream, but it may also be a threat for EA stock.

Bitcoin Replaces Gold as the Global Index of Fear and Greed

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bitcoin has become a global index of greed and fear. It's also the tip of the wedge to eliminate settlement costs through a Chinese digital yuan.

Toyota Motor Is Seemingly Forgotten but Certainly Not Gone

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Toyota's problem isn't its power trains or its go-slow approach. Its problem is that its dealer network takes most of the value from its cars, while Tesla does everything direct. That leaves TM stock with only an attractive dividend.

NextEra Energy Is a Great Company, But It’s Overpriced

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

NEE stock still relies on fossil fuels. But its master limited partnership, NextEra Energy Partners, is a big investor in renewables.

Why Is 3M Still Cheap Despite Pandemic Success?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Stocks that pay dividends are out of fashion right now, but as Baby Boomers retire, that income will make MMM stock look golden.

7 Stocks That Are Ready for a Retail Rebound

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Retailers that survived the pandemic have gotten better at e-commerce and merchandising. Now retail stocks have hopes for 2021 and beyond.

CVS Stock Is Poised to Ride the Coming Managed Care Wave

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Managed care, a bet insurers can keep people well rather than insure against illness, is the health industry's megatrend, and CVS Health is ready to ride it.

Exxon Mobil: How the Oil Trade Pays Dividends

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Right now, XOM stock is the best dividend stock you can buy. However, over the longer term, oil and gas will be under pressure.

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