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

Virgin Galactic Stock Is Only for Astronauts and Speculators

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Virgin Galactic represents a market-moving concept, but the fundamentals aren't there. Save SPCE stock for the speculators.

BP Is Greenwashing Its Liquidation

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

BP CEO Bernard Looney says he's increasing his green energy budget and writing down oil assets, but what he's really doing is liquidating the company.

Will New CEO Pekka Lundmark Bring Nokia Stock a Dividend?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nokia's new CEO has a great track record, indicating Pekka Lundmark can bring Nokia stock a dividend, diplomacy and new 5G equipment sales.

This Far-from-Normal Year Turns Carnival Into a Battlefield Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Carnival was able to raise $6 billion at 12% interest in early April, and those bondholders stand ahead of all common CCL stock holders in bankruptcy.

Cloud Leaders Now Threaten Advanced Micro Devices Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMD stock is fully valued here despite its success in gaming. Investors should be cautious moving forward as Amazon ups the competition.

Look Out Below When It Comes to DraftKings Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

DraftKings stock is the second most-valuable for U.S. gambling stocks, but be sure to know the risks and the rewards regarding DKNG stock.

Bankruptcy Is the Best Bailout for Delta Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

There is a bailout available to the airlines that Delta took in 2005. It's called bankruptcy, and it's the best option for DAL stock.

Trust Stamp Review: This Insurtech Startup Offers Facial Recognition for Good

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

This Trust Stamp review looks at how an insurtech startup wants to use facial recognition technology for good. It's an all-or-nothing deal.

Beyond Meat Stock Is Priced Far Beyond Its Fundamentals

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Beyond Meat is a fine company, but its success and the long-term success of BYND stock remains far from guaranteed.

Expedia Group Is Betting on a Quick Return

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Expedia had just begun to rationalize its many operations under new CEO Peter Kern and chairman Barry Diller when the COVID-19 pandemic hit

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