Goldman: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $5.29 billion.

The New York-based company said it had earnings of $17.01 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $12.90 per share.

The investment bank posted revenue of $37.7 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $18.68 billion, also topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $16.87 billion.

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