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

The Death of Retail Stocks: Consumers Hoard Time and Money

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Shopping has become a chore, and stores that don't save consumers time as well as money are doomed.

Should You Buy Target Stock After Its Earnings Beat?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Target stock recovered its footing under CEO Brian Cornell and is competitive with Costco and Walmart, but it's a stock you buy for income.

Is Boeing Stock Bound to Slump After Long-Term Success?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Boeing stock has been one of the decade's great investments, but some are asking whether it has gotten ahead of itself.

Kroger Stock Won’t Be Boosted by Anti-Visa Crusade

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

KR brings less than 2% of its sales volume to the bottom line, and Visa's swipe fees can eat that up, hurting KR stock.

Activision Stock Is Facing Multiple Threats

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

ATVI is laying off workers as the popularity of games like Candy Crush fades, and it has failed to respond to the threat of online battle games like Fortnite, hurting Activision stock.

After the Time Warner Deal, T Stock Is Nothing More Than a Yield Trap

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AT&T will squeeze Time Warner for profits, but its debt might just be too large to save the T stock dividend.

Buy VMware (VMW) With or Without Dell

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Dell came public in December with 80% of VMware, but history shows VMware stock to be a better play than its parent.

Is Lowe’s Stock Better Than Home Depot Stock?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Lowe's is improving rapidly under new CEO Marvin Ellison, but Home Depot's earnings "miss" was accompanied by a hike in the dividend of HD stock.

IMAX Stock Draws Traders’ Love After Q4 Earnings Beat

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

IMAX is growing at single-digit rates, but cost-cutting is showing results on the bottom line. Trading IMAX stock may be the best option right now.

Is Cisco Stock the Safest Place in Tech?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

CSCO can afford the rich dividend payout of Cisco stock thanks to the rise of 5G networking and its steady software subscription revenue

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