(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc reported a 5.5 percent rise in quarterly profit as it earned more from investment banking. þþNet income applicable to common shareholders at the top Wall Street bank rose to $2.19 billion, or $4.29 per share, in the first quarter from $2.07 billion, or $3.92 per share, a year earlier. þþ(Reporting By Lauren Tara LaCapra in New York and Tanya Agrawal in Bangalore; Editing by Supriya Kurane) þ
Source: NY Times
