Trump-Putin Meeting Countdown; Buffett Takes Stake in UnitedHealth

Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition

On today's podcast:
1) Traders are dusting off their geopolitical playbooks ahead of Friday’s meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, looking for any signs as to how the outcome will shape the future direction of markets.
2) Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. in the second quarter, sending the health insurer’s stock soaring in post-market trading.
3) The Trump administration is in talks with Intel Corp. to have the US government take a stake in the beleaguered chipmaker, according to people familiar with the plan, in the latest sign of the White House’s willingness to blur the lines between state and industry.

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On today's podcast:
1) Traders are dusting off their geopolitical playbooks ahead of Friday’s meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, looking for any signs as to how the outcome will shape the future direction of markets.
2) Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. in the second quarter, sending the health insurer’s stock soaring in post-market trading.
3) The Trump administration is in talks with Intel Corp. to have the US government take a stake in the beleaguered chipmaker, according to people familiar with the plan, in the latest sign of the White House’s willingness to blur the lines between state and industry.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2025-08-15 17 min Transcript
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