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

AMC’s Lifeline: How a Potential Takeover Could Save Struggling AMC Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Hollywood needs AMC Entertainment for high-quality content. That means that despite financial weaknesses, AMC stock can't fail.

AMC Stock Alert: AMC Pops Higher on Earnings Beat

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

If AMC's revenue can rise beyond the company's fixed costs, profit may flow later this year to AMC stock and possibly even to APE shares.

Chamath Palihapitiya’s Crumbling SPAC Empire: Where His Top 5 Deals Are Today

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

None of the companies the King of SPACs Chamath Palihaitiya took public has made money for investors, although one still has a chance.

Block Stock Blues: Why I Won’t Be Buying the SQ Dip

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Unless you love Bitcoin, you are better off staying away from SQ stock and investing in a traditional payment processor instead.

Bank Stocks Alert: Why First Horizon (FHN) Stock Is Plunging

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

FHN stock is heading lower as banks with rich depositors remain vulnerable to a run. But the Federal Reserve isn't worried.

KVUE Stock: Should You Buy Into the Kenvue IPO?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

KVUE stock will be a dividend stock with an initial yield of 3.5%, with slow growth and lower margins than JNJ's drug business.

5 Big Investors Betting on Icahn Enterprises (IEP) Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investors should be looking closely to see who supports Icahn Enterprises stock after Hindenburg Research called it a Ponzi scheme.

AMC Stock Alert: What Does the Hollywood Writers Strike Mean for AMC?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Writers are worried that streaming is cutting their pay, while studios are worried streaming has eliminated their profits. Movie theaters sit in the middle.

How to Profit From GameStop Stock? The Key Is Timing Your Sale.

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The fundamentals of GameStop don't justify the current GME stock price, but selling is the hardest thing for an investor to do.

NIO Stock Alert: Nio Reports Deliveries Up 30% YOY

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

NIO stock is in focus on deliveries news. Nio hopes its battery swaps will help win export markets, but rival Li Auto may be ahead.

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