Universal Music shares fall as Ackman sells $1.5B stake

Universal Music shares fell on Thursday after billionaire investor Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management sold its remaining stake in the world's largest music company, ending a five-year investment that is expected to generate profit of at least $600 million. The disposal involved approximately 80.6 million Universal Music shares valued at more than $1.5 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report.