** Shares of ride-hailing platform Uber Technologies UBER.N rise 7.8% to $75.3, hitting their highest in three months
** Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says in a post on social media platform X that beginning early January he began acquiring a stake in UBER and currently owns 30.3 million shares
** "While a great business, Uber suffered from erratic management" - Ackman
** Earlier this week, UBER forecast Q1 bookings below estimates and reported a profit miss in the October-December period
** UBER has a market capitalization of over $147 billion as of the last close
** Including session gains, UBER up close to 25% so far this year
(Reporting by Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru)
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