
AUSTRALIA MARKETS(2018-11-14)
Chemical and explosive maker Incitec Pivot has reported net profit after tax of $207.9 million.

U.S. retail sales up 0.8 pct in October
U.S. retail and food services sales for October stood at 511.5 billion U.S. dollars.

S.Korea posts trade surplus for 81 months
Revised figure for trade surplus was 6.5 billion U.S. dollars in October.

Israel's defense chief resigns over Gaza cease-fire
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned from the government on Wednesday.

Russian Duma raises 2018 budget surplus, lowers GDP growth forecasts
the surplus is now estimated at 2.139 trillion rubles instead of 481.7 billion.