goldman sachs group failed to earn more than wall street expected for the first time in seven quarters as trading revenue declined and gains on its portfolio of equity investments diminished goldman sachs ticker gs earned 1081 in the fourth quarter down 11 from 1208 in the fourth quarter of 2020 and below the factset consensus of 1177 a share the shares were off 36 or 1369 to 36725 in premarket trading