• Mall of America bucks retail blues trend (Chicago Tribune/News Blogs)
• YouTube and Time Warner join forces to carry Cartoon Network clips, share ad sales (Bloomberg)
• Entertainment Weekly to feature first-ever video ad in print (CNet News)
• New tech in video games helps keep the industry afloat (Reuters)
• GameStop’s fiscal Q2 earnings take a hit (Wall Street Journal)
• How the Twilight sequel could give Hot Topic a much-needed sales boost (Forbes/AP)
• High sales see Gymboree’s Q2 profit spike 53% (Wall Street Journal)
• Elmo’s mom loses job as Sesame Street addresses dwindling economy (Daily Finance)
• San Francisco’s Lombard Street transformed into Candy Land for 60th anniversary (Examiner)