Byron Wien, Wall Street ‘Surprises’ Forecaster, Dies at 90 (2)

Byron Wien, the longtime market strategist whose annual list of “10 Surprises” made him one of the most influential voices on Wall Street during a career at Blackstone Inc. and Morgan Stanley, has died. He was 90.

He died Wednesday. Wien was at Blackstone for the past 14 years and was most recently a vice chairman in the private wealth business, serving as a prognosticator of markets for the firm and its investors.

“Byron’s life was remarkable in so many ways,” Blackstone Chief Executive Officer Steve Schwarzman and President Jon Graysaid in a memo circulated at the firm. ...