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. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 22.63%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this investment bank would post earnings of $8.52 per share when it actually produced earnings of $8.62, delivering a surprise of 1.17%.Over the last four quarters, the compa ...