Jefferies (JEF) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.43 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate . This compares to earnings of$0.67 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. A quarter ago, it was expected that this investment banking and capital markets company would post earnings of $0.88 per share when it actually produced earnings of$0.60, delivering a surprise of -31.82%.Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates just o ...