CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today consolidated net earnings of $713.9 million, or $2.22 per diluted share, for the full year 2014, an improvement of 46% compared with consolidated net earnings of $488.0 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, for the full year 2013. Nucor reported consolidated net earnings of $210.4 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2014. By comparison, Nucor reported net earnings of $245.4 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2014 and net earnings of $170.5 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2013.(…)
