Daniel Howes is business columnist and associate business editor of The Detroit News. He graduated from the College of Wooster in 1983, and from Columbia University with a master's in international affairs.From 1999 to 2003, he was European correspondent and automotive columnist.From 1993 to 1999, he was automotive, investigative, and projects reporter. He was a reporter for The Roanoke Times. He lives in Bloomfield Hills with his wife; they have a daughter.