WHITFIELD: It's been a tough couple of weeks on Wall Street. The major stock indexes are still up about 20 percent for the year, but right now it looks like there is a summer slump going on here. CNN's Alison Kosik.</s>ALISON KOSIK, CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: The summer doldrums are setting in on Wall Street, Fredricka. The Dow dropped for the second week in a row, this on news that both Wal-Mart and Cisco called the global economy, quote, "challenging." A regional manufacturing report showed activity slowed down last month and we got weak retail sales in housing numbers. Blackberry may be for sale. The company announced it formed a special committee to explore strategic alternatives. That's corporate speak for a possible sale, but could also include a partnership of some kind. Analysts say that could be difficult. Blackberry isn't worth what it once was. The company's stock is down more than 90 percent since 2008. Hotel fees are on track to hit a record high, and industry study expects fees to hit $2.1 billion this year. They've been rising for almost 10 straight years except during the recession. More people are traveling. That's a good economic sign, but hotels are also finding new fees to tack on. Most of the fees are found at high end hotels, resorts, and in major cities. And finally it costs a heck of a lot of money to raise a family. The USDA said this week it costs $241,000 to raise a child through age 17. That's up about $6,000 from the year before and doesn't even count college. Most of the money, 30 percent, goes to housing. That's followed by child care, education, and food. Generally, the older the child gets, the more money he or she requires -- Fredricka.</s>WHITFIELD: Great. That's very encouraging. Thanks, Alison. All right, what were all those lights in the sky? New details emerge about what was really going on at Area 51.
Wall Street Hits Summer Slump; Blackberry Might Be For Sale; Hotel Fees About To Hit Record High