Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

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

Message to FedEx Stock Investors: Don’t Worry About Amazon

FedEx stock fell 30% over the last year as it invested heavily to compete with Amazon. The risks in FDX stock today are that the trade war will create a recession.

WMT Stock: A Hamburger Priced Like Steak

Investors are paying a higher price to earnings ratio and taking a lower dividend for Walmart than they are for other retail stocks.

Why Alibaba Stock Is Still Among the Best Stocks to Own Now

BABA is the leading cloud in the Asia-Pacific region, the leading fintech player in India and making deals in fast-growing African economies.

Nvidia Stock: Patience, Grasshopper

Nvidia isn’t a trade. It’s an investment. It’s something you buy near its lows, where it is now. Then hang on to for at least three, maybe five, hopefully 10 years into the future.

Caterpillar Stock Gives Income Investors a Feast on Agriculture’s Problems

Caterpillar and Archer Daniels Midland both sport yields over 3%. Between CAT stock and ADM stock, which is safer?