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Trader Richard Scardino, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Stock indexes opened slightly lower on Wall Street and technology companies are taking some of the biggest losses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Trader Daniel Trimble, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Stock indexes opened slightly lower on Wall Street and technology companies are taking some of the biggest losses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Trader John Doyle, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Stock indexes opened slightly lower on Wall Street and technology companies are taking some of the biggest losses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Trader John Panin, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Stock indexes opened slightly lower on Wall Street and technology companies are taking some of the biggest losses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Trader Thomas Cicciari, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Stock indexes opened slightly lower on Wall Street and technology companies are taking some of the biggest losses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Specialist Anthony Rinaldi works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Stock indexes opened slightly lower on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Specialist Armin Silbersmith watches one of the screens at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Stock indexes opened slightly lower on Wall Street and technology companies are taking some of the biggest losses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Trader Gordon Charlop works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Stock indexes are opening slightly lower on Wall Street and technology companies are taking some of the biggest losses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Specialists Paul Cosentino, left, and John Alatzas work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Stock indexes opened slightly lower on Wall Street and technology companies are taking some of the biggest losses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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A television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the rate decision of the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The Federal Reserve is leaving interest rates unchanged, while signaling that it expects a resilient U.S. economy and solid job market to justify further rate hikes later this year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Ernie Els signs autographs during the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament Pro-Am at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (Matt Born/The Star-News via AP)
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Phil Mickelson hits a shot on the first fairway during the Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament Pro-Am at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, N.C., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (Matt Born/The Star-News via AP)
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Dustin Johnson warms up on the driving range during practice rounds at the Wells Fargo Championship at Eagle Point golf course on Tuesday May 2, 2017 in Wilmington, N.C. (Ken Blevins/StarNews via AP)
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In this Saturday, April 29, 2017, photo, Carl Mazzanti, owner of eMazzanti, poses for a picture at his residence in Hoboken, N.J. Some customers of Mazzanti’s computer networking and security company want to upgrade their systems, but it’s been taking longer than expected the past few months to get banks to agree to finance the deals, says Mazzanti. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In this Saturday, April 29, 2017, photo, Carl Mazzanti, owner of eMazzanti, poses for a picture at his residence in Hoboken, N.J. Some customers of Mazzanti’s computer networking and security company want to upgrade their systems, but it’s been taking longer than expected the past few months to get banks to agree to finance the deals, says Mazzanti. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In this Saturday, April 29, 2017, photo, Carl Mazzanti, owner of eMazzanti, poses for a picture at his home office, in Hoboken, N.J. Some customers of Mazzanti’s computer networking and security company want to upgrade their systems, but it’s been taking longer than expected the past few months to get banks to agree to finance the deals, says Mazzanti. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, a Wall Street address is carved in the side of a building in New York. U.S. stocks are down early Wednesday, May 3, 2017, as losses for Apple and other technology pull major indexes lower. Materials and health care companies are also slumping. The Federal Reserve is having its monthly meeting, although investors don’t expect it to raise interest rates. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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"This marks the beginning of a new era. No longer will the needs of our military be held hostage," said House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, said about the bipartisan spending bill. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this April 18, 2017, file photo, investigators stand by as debris is removed from a house that was destroyed in a deadly explosion in Firestone, Colo. The home explosion that killed two people was caused by unrefined natural gas that was leaking from a small abandoned pipeline from a nearby well, fire officials said Tuesday, May 2, 2017. (Matthew Jonas /The Daily Times Call via AP)
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Hawaii House Finance Chairwoman Sylvia Luke, right, talks to reporters as Rep. Henry Aquino, left, looks on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Honolulu. Lawmakers approved a $28 billion spending bill that approves more money for homelessness programs than last year. But housing advocates say the amount of money set aside for affordable housing development is not enough. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)
