Updating our Conservative stocks Gannett Co. Inc., The Boeing Co. and Procter & Gamble Co.

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GANNETT CO. INC. $8.10 (New York symbol GCI) expects that its revenue for 2008 will fall 8% from 2007, as lower advertising and circulation revenue at its newspapers more than offset gains at its TV and Internet businesses. The company will continue to cut costs at its newspaper operations, and use the savings to expand its faster-growing online operations. Lower capital spending will also help it cope with the current downturn. Buy. THE BOEING CO. $41 (New York symbol BA) has increased its quarterly dividend by 5.0%, from $0.40 a share to $0.42. It now yields 4.1%. Buy. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. $61 (New York symbol PG) hoped to increase its revenue by 4% to 6% in its second fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2008. However, it will probably fall short of that goal as retailers cut inventories in the face of slowing sales. Still, Procter is one of the world’s largest advertisers, and it is now using its clout to negotiate…