Clearly, league tables must always come with a health warning as they never tell the whole story, but these rankings provide a useful indicator of international trends.

很明显，排行榜是一个良性警告因为它们从来没有告之真个事实，但是这些排行提供一个国际趋势的有力指标。

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However, the Lin story does illustrate how the news is becoming the news, how trends and trending are now the story.

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In the end, what might allow TIBCO a break is its ability to contextualize its story against larger trends.

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Top line growth has been a challenge for big banks across the board, and these days the revenue trends at banks tell a better story of how banks are dealing with the economic slow down.

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