Goldman: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK (AP) _ Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) on Monday reported second-quarter earnings of $2.93 billion.

The company, based in New York, said it had earnings of $7.73 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $6.99 per share.

The investment bank posted revenue of $14.98 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $11.86 billion, also exceeding Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $11.05 billion.

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