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

Visa Quickly Recovers From a Bad Quarter

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Visa beat analyst estimates despite the pandemic that cut economic activity 10%, as its newer technologies drew investors.

Wait for Q2 Earnings to Pass Before Buying Wayfair Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Analysts think Wayfair may sell $15 billion in merchandise this year, but investors should still give Wayfair stock some breathing room here.

Intel Needs a New CEO to Remain Relevant

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

INTC stock won't be great again until CEO Robert Swan is replaced by an engineer and a leader like the people who run rivals AMD and Nvidia.

Costco Stock Is One of Those You Can Hold Forever

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Costco is not a stock to buy or sell. It's a stock to own, a stock you can retire on. I wish I'd known that about COST stock when I was 30.

Nvidia Stock Would be a Star in Any Portfolio … at the Right Point

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nvidia has passed Intel in market cap, but its sales remain a fraction of Intel's. Buying ARM Holdings from Softbank could change that.

7 Big Data Stocks to Watch for the Cloud Era

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Databases define how business is done. The best stocks to buy in the sector use the cloud, and the best Big Data stocks built the cloud.

Twilio Continues to Defy Gravity as Everything Moves to the Cloud

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Twilio is helping make remote sales calls and even virtual medicine a thing. But its business isn't expanding nearly as fast as the TWLO stock price.

Don’t Be Fooled, Walmart Stock Is Still Not a Growth Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Walmart stock is growing at 3% per year, but has a price to earnings ratio of 25x and a dividend yielding just 1.64%. It's not a growth name.

Yieldstreet Review: Prepare for Risks When You Say ‘Bye’ to Advisors

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

My Yieldstreet review found that accredited investors can take on financing deals once reserved for big banks, but risks are there.

Caesars Entertainment: The Minnow Swallows the Whale

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Eldorado is the second company to take the Caesar's name on buying it. Harrah's did the same in 2005, and its casino operations declared bankruptcy 10 years later.

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