China industrial profits jump 15.8% in March despite Iran war oil disruption

Employees work on the production line of solar panels at a workshop of Jiangsu DMEGC New Energy Co., Ltd. on July 22, 2025 in Suqian, Jiangsu Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Profits at China's industrial firms surged in March even as the war in the Middle East upended global oil markets and sent raw material costs soaring. …