The haters might be out in force but if there’s one thing bound to make the Goldman faithful keep their chins up, it’s making loads of money.

Bloomberg: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., facing a fraud lawsuit from U.S. regulators, reported first-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts’ estimates on record fixed- income trading revenue.

Net income rose 91 percent to $3.46 billion, or $5.59 per share, in the three months through March, from $1.81 billion, or $3.39 per share, a year earlier, the New York-based bank said today in a statement. The average estimate of 23 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg was for $4.14 per share.

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Their PR guys might just let that do the talking.

Doubtful.