Home Business NYSE holds nearly nine-minute silence in honor of George Floyd Business NYSE holds nearly nine-minute silence in honor of George Floyd By Genpie - June 9, 2020 142 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp The New York Stock Exchange and other U.S. financial market operators held nearly nine minutes of silence on Tuesday in honor of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American who died on May 25 after a white police officer knelt on his neck.