Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer and US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have it tough.

Activists investors say that Mayer should be fired for mismanaging Yahoo, and Clinton is fending off criticism for her use of a private email server and for taking large speaking fees from Goldman Sachs.

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