Business Bible News Market Minute: January 5 @ 8:30AM ET

This is a Business Bible News Market Minute for Monday January 5 at 8:30 AM Eastern Time. According to Bloomberg, China’s top financial regulator has requested its policy banks and other major lenders to report their lending exposure to Venezuela after the recent US intervention that ousted the country's Beijing-friendly leader. Global markets are up today. In overseas trading, the Nikkei is up 1,559 points. The Dow is the largest mover today, up 319 points to 48,383. Oil is trading at $57 per barrel while gold is at $4,423 per ounce. Today's Daily Principle is BUSINESS, specifically dealing with Lending. This principle is found in Proverbs 22–7. The verse reads: 'Poor people are slaves of the rich. Borrow money and you are the lender's slave.' Learn more at businessbible.com where Daily News meets Daily Principle.