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

How Safe Is the Dividend of Procter & Gamble Stock?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

PG stock is yielding 2.79%, and investors are betting that Procter & Gamble stock will rise slowly over time.

Buying Lyft Stock’s IPO? Look Elsewhere

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Lyft stock is going public because it has run out of private equity and will never be profitable -- don't give it your money!

Equifax Stock Investors Are Still Paying For 2017 Data Breach

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Equifax has launched a cloud-based service with FICO, but EQX stock remains below its levels of September, and is pricey at that.

Nvidia Stock Is Still a Good Buy … Even At These Prices

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The revolution in artificial intelligence and machine learning will be led by Nvidia chips and software

Wellcare Acquisition Brings More Managed Care to CNC Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

CNC stock and WCG stock have proven they can make money on Medicare and Medicaid contracts using a managed care model. Together they can target group insurance contracts

Oil Stocks Are About to Start Feeling Pressure from All Sides

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The U.S. economy has now allied its interests with oil producers like Saudi Arabia and Russia, but rising production and falling demand could cause another oil shock, this time a collapse of prices

This Is How the Apple Card Will Impact AAPL Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

With the Apple Card, AAPL wants to manage customer accounts through the iPhone and it is delivering unique features to make that happen.

Can Apple Do for TV What It Did for the Phone?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Apple, alone, is worth one-third more than all the media and Internet delivery companies are combined, and it will now aim all that power at making TV mobile and interactive

Why Darden Restaurants Stock Can Keep Winning

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Olive Garden was fixed with a slimmer menu and an emphasis on service, lifting DRI stock.

Best ETFs for 2019: Deflation Holds Down Interest Rates, The XLF Slows

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Lower costs for money could be signaling a recession, or just that technology is continuing to feed deflation. Either way it has stymied the XLF ETF somewhat.

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