Earnings roundup: Starwood Hotels, Cache

Among the earnings stories for Thursday, July 24, from AP Financial News:

NEW YORK (AP) _ Hotel and leisure company Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said on Thursday that its second-quarter profit fell 16.4 percent as demand fell, but its results beat Wall Street estimates.

NEW YORK (AP) _ Women's apparel retailer Cache Inc. on Thursday said second-quarter profit rose 64 percent, helped by higher sales at established stores and lower inventory.

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (AP) _ Drug distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp. on Thursday posted a fiscal third-quarter loss on a charge associated with the the sale of its struggling PMSI workers' compensation business.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Packaging and specialty chemicals maker MeadWestvaco Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter profit jumped 75 percent as stronger emerging markets sales helped offset "unprecedented input cost inflation."

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Goodrich Corp. which makes aerospace, defense and homeland security products said Thursday its second-quarter profit jumped 50 percent, crediting strong aftermarket sales growth.

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