Many McDonald’s Will Open Christmas Day

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McDonald's Big Mac Value Meal

Some people have objected to the fact that McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) will keep many of its locations open for Christmas. Apparently, this breaks with a tradition of giving people the day off. McDonald’s reasons that Christmas might be one of its busiest days, as people without Christmas dinner stream to its locations.

The objections are misplaced, at least to the extent that some McDonald’s workers need the money that comes with the extra day on the job. And those employees likely get time-and-a-half and free food. McDonald’s joins a list of other major retailers of goods and services that will be open every holiday. Some workers will object. They would rather be at home with loved ones. But work at the low-wage level is hard to find.

Better to work on Christmas than not work at all.

McDonald’s share price closed at $89.91 Monday and added another six cents in after-hours trading. The 52-week range is $83.31 to $102.22.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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Trey has been an editor and author at 24/7 Wall St. for more than a decade, where he has published thousands of articles analyzing corporate earnings, dividend stocks, short interest, insider buying, private equity, and market trends. His comprehensive coverage spans the full spectrum of financial markets, from blue-chip stalwarts to emerging growth companies.

Beyond 24/7 Wall St., Trey has created and edited financial content for Benzinga and AOL's BloggingStocks, contributing additional hundreds of articles to the investment community. He previously oversaw the 24/7 Climate Insights site, managing editorial operations and content strategy, and currently oversees and creates content for My Investing News.

Trey's editorial expertise extends across multiple publishing environments. He served as production editor at Dearborn Financial Publishing and development editor at Kaplan, where he helped shape financial education materials. Earlier in his career, he worked as a writer-producer at SVE. His freelance editing portfolio includes work for prestigious clients such as Sage Publications, Rand McNally, the Institute for Supply Management, the American Library Association, Eggplant Literary Productions, and Spiegel.

Outside of financial journalism, Trey writes fiction and has been an active member of the writing community for years, overseeing a long-running critique group and moderating workshop sessions at regional conventions. He lives with his family in an old house in the Midwest.

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