
China industrial profits jump 24.7% in April, fastest gain in over two years despite headwinds
7% in April from a year earlier, according to official data released Wednesday, despite broader signs of slowing economic momentum. A fivefold increase in profits in the mining and related sectors also boosted overall industrial profit growth, while iron smelting and rolling swung to a profit for the year as of April, compared with a loss in the first quarter.

















