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"Aaron Rents (NASDAQ: RNT) is a new addition to the focus list that carries both fundamental and technical strength," says Michael Vodicka, an analyst with Zacks Elite Investment Research.

"The company is a specialty retailer of consumer electronic goods like stereos and televisions that owns or operates 1,545 stores in the United States and Canada. Aaron Rents was founded in 1955 and has a market cap of $1.38 billion.

In recent months<!----> we have seen soaring fuel and food prices, declining home prices and home equity, a fairly high increase in the unemployment rate and an economy which has slowed considerably from its levels just a few months earlier. Yet at the same time, we are seeing the consumer holding up better than many folks had anticipated. So where are people spending money?