WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a respected policy dove, to be vice chairman of the central bank, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday.

When the E.U. agreement is ratified, Peru will have bilateral deals with most of its key partners.

Coke and others are phasing out use of ozone-depleting refrigerants to keep drinks cool.

How the developing world is benefiting from technology.

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Yara International ASA shied away from raising its offer for Terra Industries Inc to top a rival bid, boosting its shares but scuppering its U.S. expansion plans.

(Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.4 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.01 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.01 percent.