PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - Jan 27

Jan 27 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- A U.S. federal judge in California has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new state law allowing regulators to punish doctors for spreading false or misleading information about COVID-19 vaccinations and treatments to their patients.

- Bed Bath & Beyond Inc disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday that it had defaulted on certain debt payments, weeks after the beleaguered retailer warned investors it was a contemplating filing for bankruptcy protection.

- Stripe, the San Francisco payments provider and one of the world's most valuable private start-ups, hired Goldman Sachs Group inc and JPMorgan Chase this week to advise it on a potential public listing in the next year, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

- Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, the fast-casual food chain, said on Thursday it planned to hire 15,000 workers ahead of its busiest time of year, a sharp contrast to the other large companies that are laying off employees because of pandemic overexpansion and worries about the economy. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)