Links for Dec 2.

12 stock investing rules for the next 40 years – MarketWatch

The Bad Luck of Winning – NYTimes.com

Microsoft Faces ‘Year of Reckoning’ in Mobile Software, IDC Says – NYTimes.com

BBC News – Viewpoint: Robots are moving to greater interaction with people

Gross national happiness in Bhutan: the big idea from a tiny state that could change the world | World news | The Observer

Microsoft Slips On Windows 8, Surface Worries – Tech Trader Daily – Barrons.com

The ESM loses an Aaa | FT Alphaville

Sober Look: How Spain ended up with 25% unemployment rate

4 Companies Provided Half of SPX 2012 Earnings Growth | The Big Picture