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

Qualcomm Latest Legal Victory Crowns It America’s 5G Champion

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

QCOM stock is poised to benefit from a court's upholding Qualcomm's "no patents, no chips" policy and its strategy of combining modems with processors.

5 Election Stocks to Buy for a World Without Donald Trump

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Although President Donald Trump has been good to the market, it is time for a new leader. Here are five election stocks to buy for Biden.

Delta Air Lines: Wait Until Next Year

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Delta Airlines is expected to lose about $1.9 billion this quarter, but has enough cash on hand to get through next June

Bank of America Is Ballast in a Balanced Portfolio

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

BAC stock can provide the ballast in a balanced portfolio, a steady dividend investment play that's still cheap at about 13 times earnings.

Kroger Stock Investors Looking Past Pandemic and Questioning Performance

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Kroger makes it hard for consumers to see it the way they do Walmart; ditto for KR stock.

7 Semiconductor Stocks Suffering Under Moore’s Second Law

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Semiconductor stocks are now held hostage to the trade war between the U.S. and China, with the leading chip fabricator based in Tawian.

With No Real Plan for Generating Revenue, Virgin Galactic Stock Still Is a Gamble

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Virgin Galactic could yet save the fortune of Richard Branson, who has been starting, building, and selling companies for almost 50 years.

When it Comes to Intel, the Price Still Matters

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Intel dominates the low-end of the microprocessor business, and Intel stock retains the financial firepower needed to compete.

Bed, Bath, Beyond and the Mendoza Line

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

CEO Mark Tritton has spent his first year playing defense, keeping Bed, Bath & Beyond in the retail game. How's his offense for BBBY stock?

GM Stock: What’s Ahead After Tesla Punched the Car Maker in the Mouth?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

GM stock has been punched in the mouth in 2020, with Tesla now worth over 6 times more. It hopes future electrics can narrow the gap.

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