Jefferies (JEF) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.05 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.98 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.30 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 7.14%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this investment banking and capital markets company would post earnings of $0.80 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.75, delivering a surprise of -6.25%.Over the l ...