United States Steel (X) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.13 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.25. This compares to earnings of $0.67 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 48%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this steel maker would post earnings of $0.45 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.56, delivering a surprise of 24.44%.Over the last four quarters, the company ha ...