**US banking giant Goldman Sachs has followed Wednesday’s example from JPMorgan Chase and reported better-than-expected results.**Net earnings for the three months to 25 September came in at $3.19bn (£1.96bn), compared with $845m for the same period of 2008.
It said that there were signs of “improving conditions and evidence of stabilisation” in the world economy.
The bank has set aside $5.35bn to cover pay and bonuses for the quarter.