Goldman Sachs Q1 Earnings Surprise At $3.92

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) made its eaarnings announcement for the first quarter of 2012 today. The company announced that it had made an earnings per share of $3.92 in the period ending in March. The company took in around $9.9 billion in revenue in the same period. According to forecasts the company had been expected to post an earnings per share of $3.55 per share taking in revenue of $9.51

The company announced earnings of $1.56 per share in the same period last year but took in a great deal more revenue in that period. The bank is...