MOORESVILLE, N.C. & ATLANTA —Big box giants Home Depot and Lowe’s are riding the turnaround in the U.S. housing market with strong fourth-quarter results.
Home Depot reported Q4 sales of $19.2 billion, up 8.3% from $18.7 billion, while same-store sales were positive 7.9% (U.S. stores enjoyed comps of 8.9%). Net earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 were $1.4 billion, up 43.8%…