Stock index futures slip after Goldman earnings

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Stock index futures slip after Goldman earnings

William L. Watts GS

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Stock index futures edged down Thursday after Goldman Sachs /quotes/comstock/13*!gs/quotes/nls/gs (GS 186.69, -5.59, -2.91%) reported third-quarter earnings rose to $5.25 a share from $1.81 in the same period last year on net revenue of $12.37 billion, beating forecasts for a rise in earnings to $4.24 a share. S&P 500 futures slipped 1.6 points to 1,086.10, while Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.2% to 1,743.75. Dow Jones Industrial futures erased a small gain to slip 8 points.

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Goldman Sachs profit climbs well past estimates

By Greg Morcroft GS

YORK (MarketWatch) -- Goldman Sachs /quotes/comstock/13*!gs/quotes/nls/gs (GS 186.36, -5.92, -3.08%) said on Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose to $3.19 billion, or $5.25 a share, from $810 million, or $1.81 a share a year ago. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected the firm to earn $4.24 a share. Third-quarter net revenue rose to $12.37 billion, from $6.04 billion a year ago. "Although the world continues to face serious economic challenges, we are seeing improving conditions and evidence of stabilization, even growth, across a number of sectors, Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Chairman and CEO said in a press release.