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

Don’t Chase Yield and Don’t Chase Ford Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Ford stock may be offering a nice dividend, but take a lesson from my experience with this company -- there's more to a stock than yield.

Texas Instruments Outlook Troubles Semiconductor Stocks — Buy Them Anyway

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Chips are moving from the supercycle of clouds and devices to a new phase where they're in everything we buy.

Microsoft Stock Is the Cheapest and the Best Among the Cloud Czars

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Satya Nadella has put Microsoft stock on top of the stack among the Cloud Czars, with growing revenues and less controversy.

The Potential Chipotle Stock Rebound Is All About Brian Niccol

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

New CEO Brian Niccol is transforming the company, moving its headquarters, demanding performance from TV ads, and adding dishes like nachos to extend sales into the evening.

United Technologies Stock Needs Help From China

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

United Technologies had a beat-and-raise quarter, but UTX stock remains under pressure over acquisition approval from China.

Don’t Run Away From This Dip in Lockheed Martin Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Lockheed Martin is getting double-digit gains in all its divisions, and profits are skyrocketing with taxes falling. Buy this dip in LMT stock.

3 Chinese Stocks to Buy Now — Including Alibaba

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Alibaba, Lenovo and iQiyi all offer superior growth in a market that is still growing faster than the U.S.

What’s Really Behind the Starbucks Stock Breakout

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Big profits in Starbucks stock depend largely on Starbucks' success in China, where it is opening a new store every 15 hours.

Scandals Are Crushing Facebook Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Given Facebook's scandals, Facebook stock is not overvalued. FB may have trouble attracting enough traffic to justify its investments.

Dark Clouds Are on the Horizon for Google Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Governments are limiting Google's data and may demand to know the health of its cloud. These developments are negative for GOOG stock.

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