Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Small gun makers boom as US demand soars

US demand

The millions of guns produced annually in the United States are primarily made by the nation’s biggest manufacturers. Smaller gunmakers have poured into a market that saw production nearly triple from 2000 to 2020. A single rifle from a smaller workshop can sell between $1,295-$1,695. Each week they produce 4,300-5,300 rifle receivers. Tony Hook flipped … Read more

Revved up US demand for used cars sends prices soaring

United States

ARLINGTON: The used car market in the United States is seeing an unprecedented phenomenon: owners selling vehicles for as much or more than they paid for them. The strange twist comes as a global shortage of computer chips amid the Covid-19 pandemic has stalled auto manufacturing, fueling a price increase for used vehicles, which in turn … Read more