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Now that the new earnings season has kicked off, investors would benefit from watching—and breaking down—what the earnings for some of the country's biggest banks have to say about the rest of the economy and the stock market. The best way to gauge this is through the financial sector, as banking stocks release their latest earnings.
U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling around 150 points on Tuesday.
Goldman Sachs reported a 45% surge in quarterly profits on Tuesday, boosted by a rebound in dealmaking that beat analysts' expectations.
Goldman Sachs (GS) came out with quarterly earnings of $8.40 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.85 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.47 per share a year ago.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS, ETR:GOS) shares jumped 3.5% in premarket trading after it beat expectations for third-quarter earnings, helped by a rebound in dealmaking. The Wall Street bank reported third-quarter earnings to $8.40 per share a 53% jump on a year ago and smashing the $6.89 consensus estimate.
CNBC's Leslie Picker reports on the company's quarterly earnings results.
The bank posted strong growth in investment banking and asset and wealth management.
Goldman Sachs saw third-quarter profit surge 45% as the firm's stock traders recorded their best quarter in more than three years and dealmakers pocketed fees that exceeded estimates across every key business line. Jonathan Ferro and Lisa Abramowicz examine the numbers on Bloomberg Television.
Goldman Sachs reported third-quarter earnings on Tuesday that beat analysts' expectations. The investment bank posted $12.7 billion of revenue and almost $3 billion of net earnings.
Goldman Sachs' profit jumped 45% in the third quarter as the investment bank benefited from a rebound in dealmaking.
Goldman Sachs is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings before the opening bell Tuesday. Wall Street expects earnings per share of $6.89 and revenue of $11.8 billion, according to LSEG.