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Dow briefly hits record high on UnitedHealth boost
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UnitedHealth shares clocked the largest one-day percent increase since March 2020, as tracked by Dow Jones Market Data Group. It was on pace for the best day in 17 years before giving back some of those gains. For the week, shares rose over 21%, the best week since May 2009. Still, the stock is down more than 50% over the past 12 months.
The Oracle of Omaha just took a $1.6 billion stake in the battered healthcare giant, sending shares soaring 9% after hours.
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Warren Buffett places new bets on UnitedHealth and a major homebuilder, sending their stocks soaring
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took new positions in UnitedHealthcare Group Inc. and homebuilder D. R. Horton Inc., and went deeper into other homebuilding and home-related companies, according to a filing late Thursday.
UnitedHealth Group (UNH) shares soared 12% on August 15, 2025, after Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway revealed a $1.6 billion stake of over 5 million shares. The surge marks the stocks biggest jump in five years,
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway built a $1.6 billion stake in UnitedHealth last quarter, marking one of its last wagers with the investor as CEO.