Michigan stocks soared as the economy stumbled – one jumped 76% Updated May 20, 2021; Posted May 04, 2021 Specialist Peter Giacchi, right, calls out prices on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, file photo. Stocks were solidly higher Monday, May 3, 2021, and investors cheered a strong dose of positive earnings reports as well as economic data that showed the U.S. economy is growing. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP Facebook Share Friday, March 20, 2020, is a day investors would love to have back. It had been a wild week. On Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer closed down bars and restaurants. By Wednesday, Michigan had its first COVID-19 death, the National Guard was called in and Detroit’s automakers suspended operations.