Goldman Sachs reported Q3 profit of $5.12 billion, or $17.01 per share, on revenue of $18.68 billion, beating FactSet consensus. Equities revenue surged 72% to $6.44 billion, and investment banking fees rose 21%. Shares up 3.5% premarket.

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