UPDATE 3-Berkshire accelerates buybacks, lowers cash stake as profit tops forecasts

(Adds analyst comments, details from results, Berkshire economic outlook, paragraphs 6, 8, 15-16, 20-26) * Berkshire repurchased more than $7.8 billion of stock since end of March * Operating profit,

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