UnitedHealth Group stock has been rallying on news that Berkshire Hathaway has invested in the business. Warren Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and the investment could be seen as a possible vote of confidence in UnitedHealth's business.

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Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett’s investment group, disclosed it had bought 5 million shares of the healthcare company earlier in the year. That sparked a 14% Friday rally in a stock that has lost more than half of its value over the past 12 months.