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

Is Buying Credit Suisse Good for UBS Stock?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bankers hope investors will now seek safety and bargains in bank stocks like UBS stock after they've been falling since the SVB collapse.

5 Undervalued Insurance Stocks with High Dividend Yields and Low Payout Ratios

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Insurance stocks are now bargains because investment returns are down and costs are up, but their dividends make them solid bets.

XPEV Stock Alert: Xpeng Spooks Investors With EV Outlook

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

XPEV stock usually trades in tandem with rivals Li Auto and Nio, but the three are increasingly different as Xpeng looks to affordability.

FRC Stock Alert: Why First Republic Is Down Another 15% Today

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

If markets return to normal, investors who buy bank stocks now will see big profits. The key word there is "if."

WAL Stock Alert: Fitch Places Western Alliance on Watch

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investors are being urged to hold the line on Western Alliance despite a potential downgrade on its debt rating.

FRC Stock Alert: Bank Stocks Crisis Could Take First Republic Down

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

First Republic served the same people made rich through the venture capitalists supporting the failed Silicon Valley Bank, which may be its undoing.

Warren Buffett Is Betting Big on These 5 Bank Stocks

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Berkshire Hathaway suffered losses in the recent bank bear market, just like you did. Expect him to look for bargains among banks that pay steady dividends.

Why Are Bank Stocks KEY, WAL, SCHW, FITB, HBAN, TFC Up Today?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The good news regarding bank stocks may mean the Federal Reserve's 0.25% hike in rates scheduled for this month is back on again.

5 Investors Betting Big on Charles Schwab (SCHW) Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

SCHW stock may now be a bargain, as depositors who leave cash have many alternative investments at the associated brokerage.

Bank Stocks Alert: Why First Republic Bank (FRC) Stock Is Down 60% Today

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bank stocks like FRC stock continue to fall despite promises by President Joe Biden and others that the SVB collapse will be contained.

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