Shares of UnitedHealth Group surged nearly 14% on Friday after billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought 5 million shares of the company, providing a shot in the arm for investors who think the health conglomerate will turn around under its new CEO.

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UnitedHealth's yield is typically less than 2%, but nowadays, it's well over 3%. The stock experienced a steep decline in value this year as its financials underwhelmed investors. Rising costs, utilization rates,

The blue-chip Dow Jones ended higher after hitting an intraday record high on Friday, as UnitedHealth's shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake, but other Wall Street indexes slipped as mixed data clouded the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy move.

Berkshire Hathaway's $1B+ UnitedHealth investment highlights confidence despite profit woes. Read why UNH offers attractive upside for long-term investors.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer shed light on. Cramer showed a slight bit of optimism toward the company as he said: “I think UnitedHealth’s going to work

The market is closed for the week. Let's just call it one strange week. President Donald Trump just landed in Alaska, where he's expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Long-foreshadowed,

B stake in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated signals a market shift. Click for why I have now upgraded UNH stock to Buy.