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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2017 -In this April 4, 2017 photo, David Upshaw, owner of Golf "Cart" Service in Roebuck, S.C., talks about his plans for the business. (Alex Hicks Jr./The Spartanburg Herald-Journal via AP)
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ADVANCE FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2017 -In this April 5, 2017 photo, David Upshaw, owner of Golf "Cart" Service in Roebuck, S.C. talks about a van his business has that can come to a site to make almost any kind of repair a cart may need. (Alex Hicks Jr./The Spartanburg Herald-Journal via AP)
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Traffic makes it's way past the building that houses the New York office of EastNets in Midtown, Manhattan, N.Y., Friday, April 14, 2017. A new set of documents purportedly lifted from the U.S. National Security Agency suggests that American spies have burrowed deep into the Middle East's financial network, apparently compromising the Dubai office of the anti-money laundering and financial services firm EastNets. The company said Friday that the documents were dated and denied that any customer data had been affected. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Pedestrians make their way past the building that houses the New York office of EastNets in Midtown, Manhattan, N.Y., Friday, April 14, 2017. A new set of documents purportedly lifted from the U.S. National Security Agency suggests that American spies have burrowed deep into the Middle East's financial network, apparently compromising the Dubai office of the anti-money laundering and financial services firm EastNets. The company said Friday that the documents were dated and denied that any customer data had been affected. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Former Marine Sgt. Hisashi Pompey, left, is asking for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's help as he reports to prison next week to serve a 3-year sentence for carrying an un-licensed handgun in the state six years ago. (WUSA 9)
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8. Larry Page, 44, computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin. Page is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc. After stepping aside as Google CEO in August 2001 in favour of Eric Schmidt, he re-assumed the role in April 2011. He announced his intention to step aside a second time in July 2015 to become CEO of Alphabet, under which Google's assets would be reorganized. Under Page, Alphabet is seeking to deliver major advancements in a variety of industries. Page is the inventor of PageRank, Google's best-known search ranking algorithm. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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6. Janet Yellen, 70, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, previously serving as Vice Chair from 2010 to 2014. Previously, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President Bill Clinton; and business professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Yellen was nominated by President Obama to succeed Ben Bernanke as Chair of the United States Federal Reserve.She is the first woman to hold the position. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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7. Bill Gates, 61, business magnate, investor, author, and philanthropist. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, and was the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. Since 1987, Gates has been included in the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest from 1995 to 2007, again in 2009, and has been since 2014. Between 2009 and 2014, his wealth doubled from US$40 billion to more than US$82 billion. Between 2013 and 2014, his wealth increased by US$15 billion. Gates is currently the richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$85.6 billion as of February 2017.(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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15. Warren Buffett, 86, considered to be one of the most successful investors in the world, and as of March 2017 is the second wealthiest person in the United States with a total net worth of $78.7 billion. Buffett has been the chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway since 1970, and his business exploits have had him referred to as the "Wizard", "Oracle" or "Sage" of Omaha by global media outlets. He is noted for his adherence to value investing and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth. Buffett is a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
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10. Mark Zuckerberg, 32, the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Facebook. His net worth is estimated to be US$58.6 billion as of March 2017, ranking him the fifth richest person in the world. Since 2010, Time magazine has named Zuckerberg among the 100 wealthiest and most influential people in the world as a part of its Person of the Year award. In December 2016, Zuckerberg was ranked 10th on Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People. Zuckerberg has a net worth of about US$55.9 billion as of February 2017. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, file)
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11. Mario Draghi, 69, an Italian economist who has served as President of the European Central Bank since November 2011. He has served as Chairman of the Financial Stability Board from 2009 to 2011 and Governor of the Bank of Italy from 2005 to 2011. Draghi previously worked at Goldman Sachs from 2002 until 2005 before becoming the governor of the Bank of Italy in December 2005, where he served until October 2011. In 2014 Draghi was listed as the 8th most powerful person in the world by Forbes. In 2015 Fortune magazine ranked him as the world's second greatest leader. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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Jeff Bezos, best known as the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, which is the world's largest online shopping retailer, is shown in this file photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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An injured eagle is released in Suffield, Conn., on Friday, April 14, 2017. The eagle was injured by another according to raptor rehabilitator Tom Ricardi of Conway, Mass. (Dave Roback/The Republican via AP)
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An injured eagle is released in Suffield, Conn., on Friday, April 14, 2017. The eagle was injured by another according to raptor rehabilitator Tom Ricardi of Conway, Mass. (Dave Roback/The Republican via AP)
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FILE - This Thursday, June 30, 2011, file photo shows a sign in front of the Eli Lilly and Company corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. On Friday, April 14, 2017, Eli Lilly said U.S. regulators have rejected its much-anticipated pill for the immune disorder rheumatoid arthritis, the drugmaker's second drug development setback since November 2016. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
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One of the recalled baby teething products by the Standard Homeopathic Company
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From left, AC Milan designated CEO Marco Fassone, Fininvest CEO Danilo Pellegrino, David Han Li, and head of Fininvest's business development, Alessandro Franzosi, pose following the transfer of AC Milan soccer club, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 13, 2017. The takeover of AC Milan was completed Thursday, with Silvio Berlusconi selling the club to a Chinese consortium after 31 years in charge. The group, led by Chinese businessman Yonghong Li, has been attempting to buy Milan for some time but the deal has hit a series of delays and the sale has been postponed twice. (Fininvest Press Office via AP)
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Chinese businessman Yonghong Li, right, shakes hands with Silvio Berlusconi in Arcore, Italy, Thursday, April 13, 2017. A new era began at AC Milan on Thursday after the sale of Italy’s most successful club to a Chinese-led consortium ended Silvio Berlusconi’s 31 years in charge. Berlusconi’s holding company, Fininvest, released a statement Thursday announcing that it had completed the transfer of its 99.93 percent stake in Milan to Rossoneri Sport Luxembourg, which was formerly known as Sino-Europe Sports. (Livio Anticoli/ANSA via AP)
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David Han Li, left, and Yonghong Li pose with AC Milan jerseys during a press conference to illustrate takeover of AC Milan soccer club by a Chinese consortium, in Milan, Italy, Friday, April 14, 2017. A new era began at AC Milan on Thursday after the sale of Italy's most successful club to a Chinese-led consortium ended Silvio Berlusconi's 31 years in charge. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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From left, David Han Li, Yonghong Li, and Marco Fassone, pose with AC Milan jerseys during a press conference to illustrate takeover of AC Milan soccer club by a Chinese consortium, in Milan, Italy, Friday, April 14, 2017. A new era began at AC Milan on Thursday after the sale of Italy's most successful club to a Chinese-led consortium ended Silvio Berlusconi's 31 years in charge. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
