This week, McDonald’s announced that most of its U.S. locations will have extended late-night hours through the summer. When you piece together the year the Golden Arches has had and throw in a little bit of simple economics, it’s one of the smartest moves McDonald’s could make.

McDonald’s is pulling the plug on its CosMc’s spinoff just two years after the alien-themed spinoff took off. The chain announced Friday that it’s closing all five locations next month. CosMc’s, named after a little-known alien McDonald’s character,