Goldman Sachs 1st-quarter results sail past Wall Street expectations
Posted March 17, 2008 11:00 pm
NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs has reported first-quarter results that easily beat Wall Street projections.
The company says it earned $3.23 per share on revenue of $8.33 billion. Analysts had been expecting earnings of $2.58 per share on $7.47 billion in sales, according to Thomson Financial.
Shares of the company are up sharply in premarket trading.