United Health Group Shares Climb as Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Discloses Stake in the Insurer

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Shares of UnitedHealth Group are surging before the market open Friday as Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed that it recently purchased shares of the beleaguered insurer. Berkshire Hathaway bought around 5 million shares of UnitedHealth last quarter, according to a regulatory filing. The stock was valued at about $1.57 billion.

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