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

First Solar (FSLR) Stock Pops on Barclays Upgrade

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

First Solar is winning a steady stream of orders from electric utilities who like the durability of its cadmium-telluride solar panels.

Interest Rates Will Stabilize Eventually. Buy This Dividend Stock Before They Do.

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bank of America has been hit harder by rising interest rates than other big banks. But its stock will benefit most when those rates do turn around.

Why Is Plug Power (PLUG) Stock Up 10% Today?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The deal between Plug Power and Fortescue could still unravel. Here's what to know about PLUG stock today.

BIRK Stock Alert: 7 Things to Know as Birkenstock Starts Trading Today

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Most recent IPOs still trade near their offering price. Birkenstock hopes its Barbie product placement makes it a luxury staple.

PLTR Stock Pops as Palantir Wins Army AI/ML Contract

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Palantir is selling for 18 times revenue but war has become a growth industry in 2023.

Driving Forward: How Li Auto is Shaping the 2024 EV Market Landscape

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Consumers want cars without the compromises among weight, range and price that plague the EV market. Li delivers them.

Why Are Gold Prices Up Today?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Gold prices tend to rise during periods of high tension and crisis. They have been stable more recently, but today, prices are on the rise.

Why Are Oil Stocks Up Today?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

How high oil goes depends on how long and wide the conflict turns out to be. If Israel attacks Iran, all bets are off.

Three Strikes and You’re Out for SOFI Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

SoFi seemed to have everything going for it, but nothing it has done has yet worked out and made money.

LCID Stock: Lucid Motors Loses $338,000 Per Car

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Lucid will survive so long as the Saudi checkbook remains open. Whether small LCID stock investors will get a return is questionable.

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