China’s labor market is deteriorating just as deflationary pressures showed initial signs of easing, threatening to reverse progress by emptying the pockets of consumers Beijing needs to spend again.

China’s economic activity slowed more than expected across the board in August, adding to the likelihood that policymakers will roll out more stimulus to hit the official growth goal. Industrial ...

Everything sank from Big Tech companies like Nvidia and Apple to stocks of smaller companies looking to get past uncertainty about tariffs and trade. A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered, and ...