The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2016. For the quarter, the company reported net interest income of $336 million, pre-tax earnings of $3,397 million, net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $2,153 million, diluted earnings per common share of $5.08 compared to the net interest income of $700 million, pre-tax earnings of $1,072 million, net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $574 million, diluted earnings per common share of $1.27 for the same quarter a year ago. Annualized ROE was 11.4% for the fourth quarter of 2016. For the year, the company reported net interest income of $2,587 million, pre-tax earnings of $10,304 million, net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $7,087 million, diluted earnings per common share of $16.29 compared to the net interest income of $3,064 million, pre-tax earnings of $8,778 million, net earnings applicable to common shareholders of $5,568 million, diluted earnings per common share of $12.14 for the previous year. Book value per common share increased by 6.7% during the year to $182.47. Return on average common shareholders' equity (ROE) was 9.4% for 2016.