Business Bible News Market Minute: April 16 @ 4:00PM ET

This is a Business Bible News Market Minute for Thursday April 16 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. According to Investor's Business Daily, Abbott Laboratories is facing pressure after issuing a lackluster earnings outlook for the 2Q and full year. Global markets are mixed today. In overseas trading, the Nikkei is up 1,790 points. The Dow is up 101 points to 48,565. Oil is trading at $89 per barrel while gold is at $4,815 per ounce. Today's Daily Principle is ECONOMICS, specifically dealing with Workweek. This principle is found in Luke 13–14. The verse reads: 'The official of the synagogue was angry that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, so he spoke up and said to the people, “There are six days in which we should work; so come during those days and be healed, but not on the Sabbath!”' Learn more at businessbible.com where Daily News meets Daily Principle.