Business Bible News Market Minute: September 9 @ 6:00AM ET

This is a Business Bible News Market Minute for Wednesday September 9 at 6:01 AM Eastern Time. According to Bloomberg, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Trump administration plans to lower the federal budget deficit through Congress by the end of this year if Democrats succeed in flipping either chamber in the upcoming midterm elections. Global markets are down today. In overseas trading, the DAX is down 270 points. The Dow is down 624 points to 52,790. Oil is trading at $95 per barrel while gold is at $4,438 per ounce. Today's Daily Principle is ECONOMICS, specifically dealing with self-interest. This principle is found in Matthew 6–33. The verse reads: 'Instead, be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things.' Learn more at businessbible.com where Daily News meets Daily Principle.