Business Bible News Market Minute: December 19 @ 5:00AM ET

This is a Business Bible News Market Minute for Friday December 19 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. According to Bloomberg, the Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady, influencing market expectations ahead of the next policy meeting. Global markets are up today. In overseas trading, the Nikkei is up 604 points. The Nasdaq is the index that moved the most, up 311 points to 23,004. Oil is trading at $55 per barrel while gold is at $4,358 per ounce. Today's Daily Principle is Business, specifically dealing with Resources. This principle is found in Proverbs 21–5. The verse reads: 'The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.' Learn more at businessbible.com where Daily News meets Daily Principle.