World Business Report - 50 years of Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Friends

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It is birthday celebrations for Aardman Animations. The award-winning British studio behind Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep celebrates 50 years since it was founded in the UK.

And we head over to the US as their latest figures shows they added more jobs than expected but wages are still falling behind inflation. While in Canada, job losses are hitting their retail and finance sectors. We’ll be hearing from businesses across the two countries about the challenges they’re facing.

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Presenter: Andrew Peach
Producer: Barbara George
Editor: Stephen Ryan

Published on Friday, 4th September 2026.

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