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 Microsoft Corporation Stock Sets Itself Apart From the Cloud Crowd

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

MSFT now has nearly three dozen cloud data centers, and it is filling that capacity with enterprise software customers. This is big news for the long-term potential of Microsoft stock.

Netflix Inc. Stock Is a Cloud Darling for Very Good Reasons

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Companies that commit to using the cloud, like Netflix, are the companies making the most money in today's market.

Cigna Corporation Is Too Late to the Party

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Cigna is paying more than its own market cap for ExpressScripts, the largest Pharmacy Benefit Manager.

Does the Long-Term Case for Walmart Inc Stock Still Hold Weight?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

WMT stock is beset by threats of a trade war and competition with Costco and Amazon. Here's what investors need to know about the long-term case for Walmart.

Intel Corporation (INTC) Could Be a Huge Casualty of a China Trade War

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Intel's ties to China make it a questionable buy as trade war drums start beating. Other troubles cast a shadow over INTC stock for the near term.

What to Buy When Interest Rates Rise

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

There are several instruments that can protect you against higher inflation, interest rates and a falling dollar.

Falling Behind in Fintech Will Hurt Bank of America Corp Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Most analysts like Bank of America stock. But it's a vulture in the fintech race, lurking behind it, waiting for competitors to die.

U.S. Government Stalls Broadcom’s Hostile Takeover of Qualcomm

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

A national security review is the latest wrench in the works of Broadcom's plans to take over Qualcomm. The U.S. government has ordered Qualcomm to delay its shareholder meeting.

Target Corporation’s Miss May Take It a Mile

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Target missed by a penny on earnings, but TGT stock was buoyed by organic growth and its continued efforts to differentiate itself from Amazon and Walmart.

Why the “Cloud Czars” Still Dominate

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Five companies represent over half the capital going into hyperscale data centers. These "Cloud Czars", and the companies supporting them, are prospering.

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