Goldman Sachs reported Q3 EPS of $17.01, beating the $12.86-13.02 consensus. Revenue rose 23% to $18.68B, above the $16.71-16.83B estimate. Equities revenue surged 72% to $6.44B. Investment banking fees rose 21% to $3.22B. FICC was flat at $3.47B. ROE was 18.7%. The results included a ~$975M tax benefit.

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