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

Netflix Stock Investors Should Chill Until the Short Squeeze Ends

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Netflix is worth more than Walt Disney on an unprecedented NFLX stock short squeeze. That will end, but the real value of the company will be revealed to be much higher than it once was.

Coca-Cola can Handle the Coronavirus Storm

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

CEO James Quincey admits the Coca-Cola supply chain is stretched and fountain sales are down. But KO stock should be good for its dividend, which yields 3.5%.

Nvidia Is King of the Chip Hill

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nvidia will become even stronger in the cloud as Chinese regulators have approves its acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, which makes networking fabric for cloud computing.

Wynn Stock Is for Gamblers Only

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Optimists see Wynn stock returning to normal operations by this summer. Pessimists think a second spike of cases could hit this fall.

Delta Airlines Is Betting on the Bailout

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Delta's bailout expires in September, after which layoffs and bankruptcy remain options.

Just Like its Yoga Pants, Lululemon Athletica Stock Price Looks Stretched

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Lululemon is expected to approach last year's sales and earnings for the April quarter, but may well come up short. LULU stock watchers beware.

Walmart Is the Center of the Virus Storm

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Walmart has become America's most essential business, defining a new normal in the age of the coronavirus. Here's what to know about WMT stock.

Intercontinental Exchange Stock Faces Major Partisan Risk

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler's pre-pandemic stock sales look shady, and they pose a serious risk to ICE stock come November if Trump loses.

Qualcomm Stock Recovering From Covid-19

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Qualcomm has actually raised its dividend during the pandemic. Despite the anger of Cloud Czars like Apple and Google, it should prosper in the world of 5G and the Machine Internet

Microsoft Stock Keeps Winning Because It Has Been Essential for Years

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Microsoft has more cash than Berkshire Hathaway, it's growing faster than Apple, and its prospects for further growth are excellent, thanks to the cloud built under CEO Satya Nadella.

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