Marissa Mayer downplayed the biggest threat facing Yahoo. It could end up getting her fired

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer downplayed the threat posed by activist investors for more than a year, dismissing the danger as a noisy distraction and setting the stage for a showdown that could now cost Mayer her job. The fight between Mayer and activist investor Starboard Value took a dramatic turn on Thursday when Starboard publicly […]