Xoma News

The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Friday were The Hackett Group, Inc., Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc., Leap Wireless International, Inc.

The iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index is up nearly 20 percent year-to-date. The passage of the America Invents Act will look to benefit the Biotechnology Industry going forward "by enhancing patent quality and the efficiency, objectivity, predictability and transparency of the U.S. patent system," BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood stated in a ... (more)

Research was on the chopping block as Xoma Corp. looked to cut costs over the past year.

The top after-market NASDAQ losers Thursday were: XOMA Corp, BE Aerospace, Interactive Brokers Group, UTi Worldwide, Itron, Bruker Corp, Commerce Bancshares, YRC Worldwide, Hudson City Bancorp and Myriad Genetics.