The German engineering group reported a 14 percent decline in quarterly industrial profit during the final three months of 2017 last month. (cnbc.com)
Revealing the benefits of reducing overcapacity, it said that industrial profits at large enterprises rose to 4.9 trillion yuan between January to August, up 21.6 % from the same period in 2016. (businessinsider.com)
Stronger factory prices have helped boost industrial profits, relieving some pressure on companies squeezed by higher costs and weak demand. (fortune.com)