UnitedHealth Stock Climbs After News of Berkshire Stake

• S&P 500 fell 0.3 % on Friday, August 15, 2025, as a report on consumer morale revealed increasing concerns about the effects of tariffs, inflation and job market.

• UNITEDHELETH shares have risen as organizational deposits showed that Perkshire Hathaway from Warren Buffett has accumulated a great position in the health insurance company.

• Applied materials presented a future look for the current quarter, noting the uncertainty in the macro, and the fall of the chip equipment maker.

American stocks recorded the weekly gains, as the main indexes ended on Friday with mixed results heading to the weekend, where the consumer morale in Michigan showed a decrease in confidence in the case of the economy for the first time in four months.

The S&P 500 index fell 0.3 % on Friday, with a series of three straight levels. The Nasdaq Stock Exchange lost 0.4 %, while Dow holds an increase of 0.1 %. Read ROUNDUP full daily markets today.

UNITEDHELHELTH (United NationsThe stocks jumped after an organizational file showed that Berkshire Hathaway (Brk.aand BRK.BThe company run by legendary investor Warren Buffett increased its share in the health insurance giant. UNITEDHELHELTH and other insurance companies were pressed by high medical costs and changes in government payment rates, which contributed to the UNITEDHELTH decision to withdraw the entire general guidance in May. It has made an increase of 12 % of the best daily performance S&P 500. Other health insurance companies’ shares have also increased.

Sunrun (RunThe market share in the United States’s solar energy business has won the quarterly and profit expectations. The provider of fixing the plate and storing batteries said that he will depend on his experience from previous organizational changes to alleviate the impact of the outstanding changes to clean energy tax credits. Sunrun Class 33 %. S&P 500 Fist Solar shares (Flr(Enphase Energy)EnphThe shares added 11 % and 8.1 %, respectively.

Moderna (Flexible) The applicant is 5 %, in addition to the gains published earlier in the week after Jay Bhatershara, Director of the National Institutes of Health, recognized the possibility of a flexible vaccine technology that lies behind Midena products. Bhattacharlya’s view showed more flexibility on Marna compared to the most striking speech of other health officials associated with the Trump administration, which has moved to reduce funding for research related to MRNA.

Shares of the semiconductor equipment manufacturer (deaden(14 % declined, and more than any S&P stock decreased. Although applied materials topped sales and expected profits for the fourth fiscal quarter, their guidance for the current quarter is lower than expectations, with total economic uncertainty in its outlook, especially in China. Her colleagues of KLA equipment makers (Klack) And Lam Research (LRCX8.4 % and 7.3 % decreased, respectively.