Nick Lichtenberg is Business Editor at Fortune, responsible for reporting and editing a mix of breaking news and digital features. This includes stories developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence, filed under Fortune Intelligence, as well as commentary submissions and book excerpts. Nick was formerly Fortune's executive editor of global news. Prior to Fortune, he was a deputy editor at Business Insider covering the economy, wealth, and real estate, and a breaking news editor at Bloomberg covering corporate news and equities markets.
EconomyTrump didn’t mention the $38.8 trillion national debt once in his State of the Union, but 90% of voters are worried
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 26, 2026
Economy‘If I was 18 now, there is no way I would go to university only to leave with huge debts and poor job prospects,’ says analyst. He’d be an electrician
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 26, 2026
AIMorgan Stanley predicts AI won’t let you retire early: Instead, you’ll have to train for jobs that don’t exist yet
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 26, 2026
CybersecurityOne man accidentally gained access to thousands of robot vacuums, exposing the AI cyber nightmare risk facing millions of Americans
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 25, 2026
EconomyDays before the national debt is due to hit $39 trillion, President Trump didn’t mention it once during the longest State of the Union ever
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 25, 2026
CybersecurityNearly two-thirds of companies have lost track of their data just as they’re letting AI in through the front door to wander around
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 25, 2026
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 25, 2026
EconomyTrump vows, ‘We will always protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid,’ but his signature tax cuts shortened their life span
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
Personal FinanceTrump announces 401(k)s for all: ‘We will match your contribution with up to $1,000 each year’
By Amanda Gerut and Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
Personal Finance‘Trump Accounts’ for kids: Which American children are eligible for the investment program Michael Dell poured $6.25 billion into?
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
Economy‘The state of our union is more indebted than ever’: Budget watchdog continues war of words with Trump White House
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
EconomyPeople are getting fake news on their phones and that’s increasing the risk of a market crash
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
AIAnthropic claims 3 Chinese companies ripped it off, using its AI tools to train their models: ‘How the turn tables’
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 24, 2026
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