Goldman Sachs fourth quarter revenue jumped 14% and earnings rose 2% from a year ago on higher investment banking fees, steadier flows of new assets under management, and higher revenue in the trading division. In the fourth quarter the diluted earnings per share rose to $7.01 from $6.59 a year ago. In the quarter Goldman generated $3.3 billion in revenue in fixed income trading and $2.59 billion in equities trading. |