RIYADH / Reuters Marriott International expects to attract $2 billion of investment in Saudi Arabia in the next four years by almost doubling the number of hotel rooms it operates there, an executive said. The kingdom aims to boost domestic and international tourism in its drive to diversify the economy away from oil exports. It is has set a target …

Bloomberg Oil traded near a three-week high after a supply disruption in Libya and as investors await US inventory data. Futures in New York slid 0.3 percent after closing at the highest since February 5 as crude exports from a key Libyan terminal were disrupted. The focus now shifts to US stockpiles, which are forecast to have risen last week. …

Bloomberg Japan’s financial supervisor is laying the groundwork for a regulatory overhaul that could lead to a shakeup in the nation’s $10 trillion banking industry. The Financial Services Agency is examining how to change the legal framework so that all providers of financial services are subject to the same rules — a move that would allow emerging companies such as …