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Article: Nucor Reports Results for First Nine Months and Third Quarter of 2005.
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- October 20, 2005
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nucor Corporation announced today record consolidated net earnings for the first nine months of 2005. Nucor's consolidated net earnings for the first nine months of 2005 were $969.3 million ($6.08 per diluted share), an increase of 24% over net earnings of $780.1 million ($4.90 per diluted share) in last year's first nine months. Consolidated net earnings of $291.9 million ($1.86 per diluted share) in this year's third quarter decreased 30% compared with $415.4 million ($2.59 per diluted share) earned in the third quarter of 2004 and decreased 10% from the $322.7 million ($2.03 per diluted share) earned in the second ...