There's no denying how nerve-wracking a 1,000-plus points drop in the Dow Jones industrial average can be, especially when it happens twice in four days as it did last month.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Interest Rates, Consumers Spending Report, The Fed, SPY - SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, BGS - B&G Foods Inc., Bonds, SWN - Southwestern Energy Co., HSY - Hershey Co., Umbrella Insurance.