Jun.03 — Wall Street executives have denounced the killing of George Floyd in a series of statements over the last few days. That’s rare for an industry that often avoids taking a side on social issues. Bloomberg’s Lananh Nguyen reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
In This Story: George Floyd
George Floyd was an African-American man who died on 25th May 2020 in Powderhorn, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, following police arrest. Video recording by a witness, showing Floyd repeating “Please”, “I can’t breathe”, and “Don’t kill me”, was widely circulated on social media platforms and broadcast by media. The incident led to widespread protests across the United States.