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

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. May Be As Good As It Will Get

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMD is enjoying a period of profitability, but Advanced Micro Devices stock still has gone nowhere. AMD's rival is an order of magnitude larger and will come back, making AMD stock a short-term play.

Shopify Inc’s Problem Is It’s Still Not Making Money

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Shopify is issuing more non-voting stock after reporting a small loss for the fourth quarter. Reviews on SHOP remain mixed, but ultimately, Shopify stock is still not making money as its expenses continue to outpace its revenues. SHOP's bottom line should worry investors.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Has the Biggest Moat and Runway

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Alibaba is still not a cloud player on par with the U.S. giants, but its China moat is impregnable and its growth runway in Asia is formidable, making for impressive projections for BABA stock. At its current rate of growth, Alibaba stock could overtake Facebook in a matter of months.

Can Alphabet Inc Stock Really Overcome Political Strife?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Alphabet (GOOGL), which grew to political dominance in a political vacuum, now finds itself faced with hard political choices. What does this mean for Alphabet stock owners?

The Shake Shack Inc Stock Growth Story Is Starting to Stumble

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Does Shake Shack stock's disappointing outlook point to even greater long-term issues? SHAK's growth is inevitably slowing as it opens more restaurants, and some analysts are surprised.

Bitcoin: Americans Re-inflating an Asian Balloon

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Asian traders seem to be offloading some of their crypto coins on Americans. One world, one market, with scams and schemes for all.

Walmart Inc Stock Is Not a Threat to Amazon.com, Inc.

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The damage done to Walmart Inc's growth and margins by Sam's Club failures against Costco dwarf WMT's gains in e-commerce, where Amazon.com's lead is still growing.

Tesla Inc Stock’s Greatest Strength Isn’t What You Think

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tesla (TSLA) is still losing money making cars, even as its electric operations prove their worth. Should Tesla stock investors be worried?

Waiting for the Next Shoe to Drop on General Electric Company Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Outside transport and turbines, GE is a profitable company, but getting rid of those units won't be easy, or cheap.

Why Northrop Grumman Corporation Stock Is “Great Again”

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Military budgets are rising worldwide, giving lift to Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock as it buys Orbital ATK. Here's what investors should know about NOC in the long-run.

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