Goldman Sachs (GS) shares gained in premarket trading Wednesday after the bank reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. The bank reported $4.11 billion in profit on $13.87 billion in revenue,

Goldman attributed the quarter's growth to higher net revenues from all its businesses, but particularly from its Global Banking and Markets unit. In the fourth quarter, that department generated $8.48 billion in net revenues, a 33% rise from the same quarter in 2023.

JPMorgan saw its net profits rise to a record $58.5 billion from $49.6 billion in 2023, while Goldman Sachs reported profits of $14 billion for 2024, compared to $8.5 billion a year earlier.

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Goldman Sachs earned its biggest quarterly profit in more than three years, beating Wall Street expectations, as its investment bankers brought in more fees from deals and debt sales, while its traders benefited from a surge in market activity.

Goldman Sachs said its profit more than doubled in the fourth quarter, boosted by companies’ growing appetite for dealmaking. Profit jumped 105% to $4.11 billion. That amounted to $11.95 per share, which was far better than the $8.