New York Times Co. (NYT), which has said it plans to move to a metered model for its online presence, is scheduled to discuss its fourth-quarter and full-year 2009 financial results in a conference call Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 11:00 AM (ET). An live webcast of the call will be available at the company's website.

During the three months that ended in December, New York Times released an app for the BlackBerry and new features for NYTimes.com, as well as named a new HR chief. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters are looking for earnings for that period of $0.38 per share. That's up from $0.16 per share in the previous quarter and $0.30 per share a year ago. But revenue for the fourth quarter is expected to be 15.4% lower than a year ago to $653.2 million.

UBS (UBS) was one of the hardest hit from the financial crisis, but the company is showing signs of stabilization. In the latest quarterly report, the firm posted profits of $1.3 billion. Actually, it was the first reported profit in a year.

Of course, the cost-cutting was a big help (roughly 16% of the workforce). But there was also a nice tax credit during the quarter.

The company's new CEO, Oswald Grübel, definitely understands how to turnaround financial institutions. After all, he had considerable success at Credit Suisse (CS).

Coventry Health Care (CVH - option chain) shares are rising Tuesday after the company reported a fourth-quarter profit of $109.08 million, or 74 cents per share, on revenue of $3.42 billion. Analysts had forecast a profit of 56 cents per share on revenue of $3.49 billion. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on CVH.

CVH opened this morning at $23.81. So far today the stock has hit a low of $22.83 and a high of $23.99. As of 11:40, CVH is trading at $23.22 up 78 cents (3.5%). The chart for CVH looks bullish bullish and S&P gives CVH a positive 4 STARS (out of 5) buy ranking.

Hasbro (HAS - option chain) shares are rising today after the company reported earnings this morning, posting a fourth-quarter profit of $165.56 million, or $1.09 per share, on revenue of $1.38 billion. Analysts had forecast a profit of 81 cents per share on revenue of $1.34 billion. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on HAS.

HAS opened this morning at $33.65. So far today the stock has hit a low of $33.53 and a high of $35.19. As of 11:40, HAS is trading at $34.99 up $4.18 (13.6%). The chart for HAS looks bullish and S&P gives HAS a positive 4 STARS (out of 5) buy ranking.

Quarterly reports continue to roll out this week, with results due from Allstate Corp. (ALL), Coca-Cola Co. (KO), Marriott International Inc. (MAR), Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP), New York Times Co. (NYT), Pepsico Inc. (PEP), Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), Viacom (VIA), Walt Disney Co. (DIS) and many others. Here's a look at a few of the companies that analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expect to be the biggest earnings gainers this week.

Analysts are looking for Coinstar Inc. (CSTR), which distributes coin-counting, DVD-rental, and other self-service kiosks, to report that its fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled from a year ago to $0.32 per share. Revenue for the three months that ended in December is expected to have jumped 26.1% to $329.2 million. The analysts' forecast for the full year calls for earnings of $0.94 per share (+46.8%) on $1.2 billion in revenue (+25.9%). Coinstar has beat earnings estimates in the past three quarters, by as much as six cents per share.

Insurance broker Aon (AON) reported a 2% increase in organic revenue in its EMEA region in the fourth quarter, due largely to its performance in emerging markets. The only country in the region where it said revenue fell was the UK. Overall revenue for the fourth quarter of last year increased 9% to $2.1 billion, though organic revenue dropped 2% worldwide. Revenue from insurance broking operations gained 8% (to $1.7 billion), representing a decline of 1%.

Currency trends led to an increase in operating expenses of 10% for Aon, which rose $162 million to $1.8 billion. Of this, $96 million came from currency-related issues. Restructuring expenses related to the Benfield acquisition were up $88 million to $175 million.

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks:

• Aol Inc. (AOL) reported a better-than-expected Q4 profit and said its revenue also topped estimates.
• Burger King Holdings Inc. (BKC) higher Q2 earnings topped analysts' estimates but same-store sales fell.
• Clorox Co. (CLX) higher Q2 earnings beat expectations and it lifted its full-year earnings guidance.
• Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) Q4 earnings more than doubled and beat Wall Street expectations, but shares fell.
• Gap Inc. (GPS) shares jumped after it forecast earnings above analysts' expectations, boosted by January sales.

Electronic Arts (ERTS), a software maker whose colleagues include Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Microsoft (MSFT), Nintendo (NTDOY) and Sony (SNE), will be reporting third-quarter numbers on Monday, Feb. 8, after the market closes up shop. This is going to be an interesting one.

I doubt there are many market watchers out there who aren't aware of the problems in the video game industry; 2009 was not the best of years for the sector, and investors are hoping that 2010 will execute a rebound. However, EA has specific fundamental problems. The declines seen in its share price cannot be solely sourced to the macro conditions of the current console cycle.

Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks:

• Aflac Inc. (AFL) posted better-than-expected Q4 earnings, though revenue fell short, and offered rosy guidance.
• Avon Products Inc. (AVP) posted Q4 earnings growth that met analysts' expectations but shares sold off.
• Cisco Systems inc. (CSCO) higher Q2 earnings topped the consensus estimate but cash flow fell.
• CME Group Inc. (CME) fell short of analysts' Q4 profit expectations, resulting in price-target cuts.
• ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) posted better-than-expected Q4 earnings and revenue that boosted shares.

CME Group (CME) fell short of analysts' fourth-quarter profit expectations on Thursday, with the firm reporting earnings of $3.37 per share, compared to consensus expectations for a profit of $3.43 per share. This morning, two brokerage firms expressed their post-earnings skepticism by handing out price-target cuts.

Specifically, KBW lowered its forecast from $360 to $350, while Susquehanna chopped its price target from $370 to $345. Shares of CME finished Thursday at $269.29, so both brokerage firms are still anticipating some healthy gains from the stock during the next year. In fact, both targets exceed the equity's average 12-month price target of $342.35, as reported by Thomson Reuters, which implies expected upside of more than 27% from yesterday's close.

The enterprise resource planning (ERP) software industry is mostly dominated by major players, such as Microsoft (MSFT) and SAP (SAP). However, because of the expense and complexity of the offerings, the recession has been tough. It's easy for companies to put off spending on ERP.

But there is one player in the space that continues to grow: NetSuite (N). In the latest quarter, the company posted revenues of $42.96 million, up from $41.40 million in the same period a year ago.

Insurance giant Aetna Inc. (AET) will be reporting its fourth quarter numbers tomorrow before the market opens.

Analysts are expecting to see the company show earnings of 42 cents per share. During the same period last year the company had earnings of 96 cents per share.

Royal Dutch Shell's (RDS.A) profit fell a whopping 75% in the fourth quarter. Earnings came in at $1.18 billion.

Shell's profit margins were hit by slower fuel demand caused by the worldwide recession. There were also increased costs from refinery start ups in the Middle East and Asia.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings rocketed 66% thanks to sales of its swine flu vaccine. GSK earned 1.63 billion pounds in the quarter ($2.6 billion) compared to 982 million pounds a year earlier. Excluding restructuring charges, GSK saw profit increase to 1.8 billion pounds, which was slightly above analyst estimates. The company's vaccine sales increased 78% to 1.5 billion pounds, in part due to swine flu vaccine sales. Full-year profits checked in at 5.5 billion pounds, or $8.7 billion.

All wasn't well with the quarter for GSK. The pharmaceutical firm saw generic competition take a 4% chunk out of its U.S. sales. In addition, GSK announced plans to trim its research and development program, but did not specify how many jobs it would cut.

Wednesday, Time Warner Inc. (TWX) said it swung to a fourth quarter profit, beating analyst expectations, while AOL Inc. (AOL) posted a slim profit in its first quarterly report since spinning off from Time Warner.

New York City-based media giant Time Warner reported net income of $627 million, or 53 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $16 billion, or $13.41 per share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted profit came to 55 cents per share and revenue rose 2% from a year ago to $7.32 billion.