Putin speaking to his boss. As we have said here at Trad News , Russian President Vladimir Putin is simply too terrified to invade the Ukrai...

A general demeanour of funereal foreboding  A woman with an expression of infinite sorrow, speaking in dolorous tones redolent of the grave ...

The modern economy In recent days stock markets around the world have been tumbling -- and then recovering sharply. Oddly this headl...