** Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs' GS.N shares fall 2% to $889.99 premarket
** GS posts higher first-quarter profit as the Wall Street giant benefited from strength in dealmaking and robust equities trading
** "The geopolitical landscape remains very complex – so disciplined risk management must remain core to how we operate," Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said in a statement
** GS kicks off earnings season for U.S. big banks, with JPMorgan Chase JPM.N, Citigroup C.N, and Wells Fargo WFC.N poised to report on Tuesday
** 8 of 24 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 15 "hold" and 1 "sell"; median PT $950 - data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, GS stock up 3.3% YTD
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com;))