Health and Healthcare

Xoma Gets A Boost

Biopharmaceutical company Xoma (XOMA) is having its luck day. After its stock traded down as low as $2.24, its shares are up almost 20% today on news that it bacterial cell expression technology to Pfizer to Pfzier (PFE). The deal comes with a $30 million up-front payment.

While that may not seem like much, XOMA lost $7.5 million on revenue of $14.1 million in the last quarter.

The stock still appears expensive, with a market cap of $370 million.

Maybe the royalties on the Pfizer deal, if there end up being any, will help justify the company’s valuation.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Credit Card Companies Are Doing Something Nuts

Credit card companies are at war. The biggest issuers are handing out free rewards and benefits to win the best customers.

It’s possible to find cards paying unlimited 1.5%, 2%, and even more today. That’s free money for qualified borrowers, and the type of thing that would be crazy to pass up. Those rewards can add up to thousands of dollars every year in free money, and include other benefits as well.

We’ve assembled some of the best credit cards for users today.  Don’t miss these offers because they won’t be this good forever.

 

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