Barrick Gold Stock: Is It A Buy On The Dip Ahead Of Earnings?

z1bBarrick Gold stock (NYSE:GOLD) has recently pulled back sharply due to two big headwinds:  Rumors are spreading that Mali's Russian-backed military regime may seize control of GOLD's Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex, which is one of the world's largest producing gold mines and also is one of GOLD's lowest-cost mines.  GOLD's recently released Q1 preliminary production numbers lagged expectations.  However, the stock's 8.6% pullback seems a bit extreme: Data by YChartsThis is particularly the case when t ...