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Goldman profit gets boost from increased trading

Goldman said its net income applicable to common shareholders rose to $2.75 billion, or $5.94 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, from $1.95 billion, or $4.02 per share, in the same period of 2014. Analysts on average had expected earnings of $4.26 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Goldman’s shares were up about 0.5 percent at $201 in premarket trading. Goldman has been more committed to fixed-income