United States Steel (X) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.67 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.25 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.87 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 168%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this steel maker would post earnings of $1.15 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.40, delivering a surprise of 21.74%.Over the last four quarters, the compa ...