Albemarle (ALB) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.85 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.99 per share. This compares to earnings of $8.62 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 86.87%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this specialty chemicals company would post earnings of $3.70 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.74, delivering a surprise of -25.95%.Over the last four quarters ...