Several companies freeze operations as severe weather disrupts parts of US

UPS rival FedEx said severe weather was affecting its ability to deliver packages in certain cities

Many US companies, including FedEx and General Motors, were forced to temporarily shut operations on Tuesday as a bone-chilling winter storm caused power outages and gas shortages in parts of the country.
 
The rare deep freeze swept the southern North America over the three-day Presidents Day holiday weekend, leaving millions without power and sending front-month gas futures to an over three-month high.
 
General Motors cancelled the first shift at its plants in Spring Hill, Tennessee, Bow­ling Green in Kentucky, Fort Wayne in Indiana and Arlington in Texas, factories that make some of its most profitable pickup trucks and