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

Facebook Inc. (FB) – Better in the Rear-View Mirror?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Facebook's media power is becoming a problem, and growth catalysts are looking smaller. Time to sell?

‘Hard Forks’ Will Hurt Bitcoin, Not Save It

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Traders want a liquid Bitcoin that can act as a currency. Miners and speculators want an illiquid Bitcoin that rises in value.

Intel Corporation Stock: Not Too Late to Get In After Earnings Blow-Out

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Even after blowing out earnings and rising 26% in three months, Intel is still cheap. INTC stock provides a nice dividend, too.

Why You Should Care About a CVS Health Corp Buyout of Aetna Inc

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

CVS and Aetna will be able to link healthcare income to healthcare outgo, which would be a big win for CVS stock owners.

Should Investors Heed the Warnings on Square Inc Stock?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Will Square's slowing growth and merchant processors being overvalued have an effect on the SQ stock price?

Exxon Mobil Corporation Stock Reaping Benefits of the Trump Dividend

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Exxon is a diversified, international you buy for income, not capital gains. So long as earnings beat dividends you're good with XOM stock.

JD.Com (JD) – Buy This Bargain Chinese Internet Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

JD.com is the real Chinese equivalent to Amazon.com and with its similar growth trajectory, offers a bargain for investors.

Investor Eyes On Microsoft Corp. Stock Today as More Good Cloud News Seen

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

More good news is expected when Microsoft reports after trading today, If it’s a beat, profit. If it’s a miss, buy MSFT stock.

Micron Technology Inc. (MU) – Boom Times for Doctor Memory

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Micron is closing out low-profit product lines and deploying its supply to higher profit lines, fattening the all-important bottom line.

NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) – Can It Keep from Slowing Down?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

NVIDIA has yet to grow into its current valuation, as Intel prepares to challenge it, and the cloud czars look to cut their AI costs.

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